I see from the report on the BBC website that the long-awaited HE white paper is finally due out later on today. While most of the comment currently seems to be concerned with the idea of ranking universities according to graduate employment outcomes, I'm intrigued by the idea that "local FE colleges will be able to offer Open University degrees" in future.
I shall resist the temptation to publish what I think about all this until I've had a chance to read the white paper itself.
Update: 28th June, 9.40pm – some first observations: The HE white paper – mentions of the Open University
[...] The White Paper on the future of higher education in England was released yesterday. You can read it here. The best summary of the White Paper was provided by the FT. For other press coverage see here, here, and here.For blogosphere reaction, see here and here. [...]