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Government in ‘complete denial’ over impact of university cuts, says UCU
Thursday, 14 January 2010 by UCU
UCU today accused the government of being in ‘complete denial’ over the impact of university funding cuts.
Responding to claims in today’s Guardian newspaper by the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, that slashing £900 million from the higher education budget would be ‘very small in the context of overall university income’ the union warned over 14,000 jobs could be put at risk.
In December the government revealed that it would be making extra cuts of £135m to universities, on top of the £600 million announced in the pre-budget report and previous efficiency savings.
