Dewi Knight is Senior Education Adviser, China at the British Council. He previously worked in policy, strategy and communications roles for the University of Bedfordshire, The Open University and the Liberal Democrats. He is a member of Wonkhe’s Editorial Group.
11 pieces
Newest first, since February 2012
· Analysis
State of Affairs: UK-China education relations
In the week that President Xi Jinping of China makes the first State Visit to the UK in a decade, what’s the current prognosis for UK-China higher education relations?
· Analysis
How the Lib Dems were wiped out
As the Lib Dems face almost complete wipeout at the General Election, Dewi Knight asks why this happened, and what implications it has for the party now.
· Live
A new government takes shape
We’ve been live blogging the election results, aftermath and formation of the new government since Thursday night. Find the latest updates here, including developments on Tuesday.
With Mark Leach, Martin McQuillan and Graeme Wise
· People
General Election political panel #3: the final stretch
In the final leg of the General Election campaign, our political panel meets again to review all the latest developments for higher education and beyond.
· People
General Election political panel #2 – manifestos
The second political panel of the 2015 General Election campaign. In this edition, our three political wonks respond to the party manifestos and what they have to say about universities.
· People
General Election political panel: #1
In the first Wonkhe General Election political panel, three higher education wonks with links to the three main UK parties discuss and debate the policies, parties and personalities.
· Blog
Plans, policy & point-scoring
Part-reflection, part-justification, and part ministerial handbook, Dewi Knight reviews Ministering to Education, the new book by former Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews. Set against a backdrop of political and
· Analysis
Fees still haunt the Lib Dems
Following a disastrous result at the European and Council elections, it seems that the Lib Dems are still haunted by the 2010 decision to raise tuition fees. With Nick Clegg facing challenges to his leadership and with a
· Analysis
White Paper, Wales and the Weather
It’s not just the torrential rain and gales that have hit university campuses and rattled Vice Chancellor’s whisky cabinets across Wales over recent weeks and months – the whirlwind reform and restructuring in higher edu
· Comment
Party politics and the future shape of Welsh HE
The headline higher education news in Wales can be summed up in one word: mergers. Nothing gets Welsh education correspondents’ filing copy quicker than a ‘buried’ Government report into amalgamations; threats of ‘judici
· Analysis
Failing to plan is planning to…
On the political battleground of recession, jobs and growth, the rhetorical weapon of choice is the “plan”. Whether you’re signed up to the UK Coalition’s ‘Plan A’, prefer to think there’s been a subtle change towards ‘P