If you speak to any university about their government relations at the moment, you tend to get the same response.
First, there’s a weary sigh at the current state of affairs, usually followed by a joke about Liz Truss.
Then, things take a more optimistic turn; there will, of course, likely be a new Labour government after the next election.
This Labour government, they say reassuringly, is going to solve all the sector’s problems: sort out university finances, end the culture wars, fix the OfS, and crucially, let universities get on with it without too much interference.
