Who would want to be in the driving seat on the mad to nowhere?

The author reflects on the government's White Paper on the future of higher education in England as of July 2011, which is meant to focus on the student experience. He mentions proposals such as post-qualifications applications (PQA), upfront payment of fees, and reduction or removal of value added tax (VAT) for shared services. He adds that the paper proposed the entry of students with high qualifications to so-called elite institutions. He also discusses the failure of the paper to address the concept of the high-performing institution.