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The big fumble
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- Book Synopsis
- One year into the task of putting University London Central back on its feet, trouble-shooting Vice-Chancellor Professor Clifford Conquest is battling those who, 'in dribs and drabs, defraud my students of the education they deserve'. His political star is in the ascendant and the ambition to be an important figure of the Centre Left in a reformed Labour party comes closer. But no! His aim is threatened by the forces of the Rising Left - not least on his governing body - bent on displacing the Centre Left. Both factions regard universities as their intellectual stronghold in danger of becoming a plaything of the Right. When a magnetic couple from the world of cinema attend Graduation Day, Conquest's ambitions for The New University are given renewed impetus. Complications are rife. A student comes to a sticky end, raising questions about the university's ability to assess risk. A literary endowment causes strife. The value of arcane research fields is called into question and professors revolt. Can Conquest fight off the doctrinaire forces of the Rising Left determined to derail his ambitions? Like any Public Sector samurai, he dons a fresh suit and takes the fight to his enemies. Will Higher Education be reborn? Can he out-connive the connivers? Do the polemical hardliners out-fox him? Even in his darkest hour there are glimpses of stardust; ideals to guide him onwards. For one driven by the highest motives success is truly glorious, even if threatened by the occasional fumble!
- About The Author
- GJ Babb's education informed that the observant eye needs anonymity; that to recount the tales of today calls for a certain detachment; to be the disregarding witness standing at the turning of the road, at the back of the room at a public enquiry, in the strangers' gallery of the House of Commons. Earlier exploits of Professor Clifford Conquest can be found in Nude, Not Naked (2020) and The Big Fumble (2022). Further biographical information is available at gjbabb.com.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781803132341
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Matador, (28 May 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 120
- Weight
- 248 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 28 mm
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