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Oxford tops Guardian’s 2010 university league table

Guardian: Oxford tops Guardian’s 2010 university league table

Full Guardian university guide for 2010, along with advice on how to apply to university, fees, and how to get the best from your course

Terence Kealey: Why Oxford University had to resist Sir Victor Blank

The Independent: Terence Kealey: Why Oxford University had to resist Sir Victor Blank

In the year 2000, Gordon Brown set out to destroy the 800-year tradition of academic self-government at Oxford and Cambridge. The man he chose to execute his policy was Sir Victor Blank. Sir Victor is the chairman who severely damaged the share price of Lloyds Bank, and on that evidence he is less than competent – as of course is Gordon Brown. So how did those two men position themselves nearly to destroy the governance of two of the greatest universities on the globe?