The 2026 local elections happened last Thursday, and throughout the weekend, every pundit under the sun has been crafting their stories… but a lot of these are completely conflicting.

They all have access to the same objective data in the form of votes. But they are coming to different conclusions. So what’s happening?

The HE sector is in trouble.

But, when universities are fighting for survival, can you really trust what their evaluations say?

Billy Wong’s recent article about how Theory of Change is being used, is excellent.

However, there is one area where I take a slightly different view.