Publicly funded education is the best option to keep social mobility on a level playing field

The Cassells report proposed three different options to the higher education funding issues. The option given the most attention, both in the media and in the report itself, is the proposed loan scheme, writes Annie Hoey

Probably because it’s different, terrifying, and brings more problems than it solves.

While the loan scheme is indeed an impractical proposal, it’s important for us to also look at positive options, like the publicly funded higher education option, and entertain real solutions.