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Lord Lucas argues that ¡°Acting like spoiled children will do UK universities no favours¡± (Opinion, 18 May). Perhaps, but the government must remember that it exists to serve us, the citizens and organisations of the UK, not the other way around.

That said, the best way to put a case to the government is to present ready-made proposals, fully considered and supported by evidence (surely not hard for academics to do), with the clear implication that ¡°This is how it shall be¡­now go and sort it out¡±.

Merely whining or rubbishing ministers¡¯ proposals will not get you very far. Nor will each university working separately ¨C at least in this Lord Lucas is correct: a collective approach will be most effective, all of us adding our voices to a single proposed course of action that will suit our needs and work within the framework of a just and fair society.

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