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Tony Blair's appeal for philanthropists to help fund colleges is long overdue, but still welcome

Tristram Hunt
Sunday February 11, 2007
The Observer

In what might be a sign of either chutzpah or hubris, this week Tony Blair will launch a fundraising drive. Not for the Labour party (horribly indebted though it is), but English universities. With a keen eye to his domestic legacy, the Prime Minister hopes to secure a radical new settlement for higher education finances."