Judgement calls

Playbook talks to the independent adjudicator about a potential deluge of student complaints

Playbook does not fear a late night. So when The Guardian splashed its attention-grabbing higher education exclusive yesterday evening, we readied ourselves to postpone today’s planned edition—a wide-ranging interview with the independent adjudicator—and focus instead on the breaking news.

According to The Guardian’s scoop, the government wants “to place universities in England into lockdown for two weeks before Christmas, with students told to remain on campus and all teaching carried out online”.