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The Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on the funding and organisation of courses in higher education is eminently sensible. One may contest some of the detail, but few sane men will reject the main thrust of the argument. It is significant that although the chairman, Christopher Price MP, is Labour, most of the members of the committee are Conservatives; and some, such as Patrick Cormack, are far removed from the left wing of the Tory Party. Unsurprisingly therefore the Report is not revolutionary and in no way wild or impractical; it could be said to represent the present Parliamentary consensus about the development of higher education.