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However, we must recognise that local authorities are democratically elected and accountable for their own decisions. I am accountable for decisions that I make, but other players and politicians are accountable for the decisions that they make.
That is where there is imbalance. But that does not account for all of the other advantages that the UK gets, namely the soft power and the reputation of UK higher education, particularly among those who come to do master’s degrees and who would be paying.
Last week, it was mentioned that the delay in the bill might give rise to an accountability gap. People have been working on the charter of rights without the accountability framework that goes along with it.