Darren Paffey

Darren Paffey

Labour — Southampton Itchen

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 November 2024

Debate

Higher Education Reform

Contribution

I would not be standing here today were it not for the incredible opportunities of a university education. I was the first in my family to attend and I spent the next 20 years as a higher education lecturer, watching culture wars break out and the financial system become increasingly broken. Does the Secretary of State agree that we now have an opportunity to restore universities as machines of opportunity and economic growth?

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