Channel 4's disgraceful 'expose' on university spending last night was a one-sided

[Peter]

Yes, but once you become customer-facing operations and started hoovering up those sweet, sweet tuition fees from hard-working parents, you’ve got to expect a bit of scrutiny on how they get spent. It was much easier to hide when the money came from government via grant.

The point is that the sweet tuition fees from hard-working parents DOESNT get spent on that. THe overseas work is a commercial venture that generates considerable income. You may spend 100 grand a year on visits to a partner but that partnership generates 1.5 million a year in fees. Almost all of that 1.5 million gets reinvested on campus so this activity actually adds funds what you do on campus.

Obviously, if you can prove it doesn't make any money and Vice Chancellors are simply pissing that up the wall for a jolly, by all means attack them.

The rather nasty attack on someone for spending 400 quid on a meal in New York was horribly unfair. There were three of us there and I refused to go into two far more expensive restaurants.....

[Ash]

The rather nasty attack on someone for spending 400 quid on a meal in New York was horribly unfair. There were three of us there and I refused to go into two far more expensive restaurants.....

So now we know while you endure your job and being frogmarched about the place by jack-booted PC fascists.

[Peter]

So now we know while you endure your job and being frogmarched about the place by jack-booted PC fascists.

Most of my trips are bloody hard work and not a lot of fun. Economy flights, irritating partners, moaning colleagues.

The New York trip was a blast from day one and the only one I have genuinely enjoyed (perhaps apart from the trip to Malaysia which began with our cup final win over Hull).

[Ash]

Most of my trips are bloody hard work and not a lot of fun. Economy flights, irritating partners, moaning colleagues.

The New York trip was a blast from day one and the only one I have genuinely enjoyed (perhaps apart from the trip to Malaysia which began with our cup final win over Hull).

So even more mysterious why you like your job.

[Peter]

So even more mysterious why you like your job.

I dont do all that any more. And I dont like my job, not really.