The research
showing a link between education level, attitudes towards immigration, and right
wing politics makes for interesting reading. It seems that non-graduates are
far more likely than graduates to be both hostile to immigration and vote for
the Tories or Reform Ltd. Could that, I wonder, be why those parties are so
keen to reduce the number of young people going to university? For those of us
who see a better educated population as a valid and worthwhile end in itself,
rather than treating universities as simply a means of matching ‘resources’ to
the requirements of multi-national capital, having a more tolerant population
which is better able to analyse facts rather than follow prejudices is just one
of the many benefits. I can see why those who seek to build a politics based on
prejudice might not agree.
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