By Nick Hillman. Scams, defaults, over-optimistic revenue projections: the UK must look to US lessons on student finance, writes Nick Hillman. Critics of English higher education policy condemn the sowing of American seeds on English soil. But some of these criticisms are so off-target they are counterproductive. No one in their right mind would seek to replicate the US system of funding, and inaccurate rhetoric lets policymakers off the hook. Read more...