a bit more persistent. so, in general the market s expecting maybe one or two more interest rate rises, up to about 5%. the fact we are not in recession probably doesn t change that thinking. the man in charge of the uk s economy has welcomed the rise. here s chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt. these are much better figures than anyone would possibly have predicted even three months ago. that is partly because what the governor of the bank of england said yesterday. measures in the budget that are helping to help companies to recruit and tackle some of the underlying problems in the economy. but there is still much work to do. we still have inflation that is much too high, that is causing a lot of pressure forfamilies up and down the country. that is why we have to stick to our plan to get inflation down, to get growth up, and to get the economy motoring in the way that we all want. the uk remains the only g7 country in which the quarterly measure of gdp has not recover
i ve been speaking to students in recent days, nick, and we are absolutely furious, to be honest. and i think we re notjust furious about what s happening, but the way in which it s happening. we haven t been told this. the university has not informed us of this. we found out because i took it upon myself to try and find out what was going on. and then i took that to the press office and they said, actually, yes, you re right, this is our plan. and so i think itjust shows a real betrayal of the basic level of trust between students and universities, which is the kind of basic assumption that if you complete a piece of work which spends. which takes months to do and costs ten thousands of words and many hours, you expect it to be marked. professor colm harmon is the vice principal of students at edinburgh university. he was asked if the work would go unread. no. whatever happens, we intend to see that every item of assessment is graded. and more than anyone. we understand the efforts ma
including conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud. and we will have to see where all of this goes. edinburgh university is underfire for its response to a marking boycott, which students say could waste months of work. the boycott is the latest phase of industrial action by the members of the university and college union at 145 institutions across the uk. it began on april 20th. but students in scotland are voicing fears it will lead to their work not being read. the university dismissed the claim and says it has robust measures in place. 0llie lewis is a final year politics student at the university of edinburgh. take a listen. i wasn t aware when i was writing it that it wouldn t potentially be marked. we were under the impression all along, of course, that it would be marked. in fact, that is what we were told by professor harmon himself and other senior university leaders. we have always been working on the basis that this dispute would be resolved, but now we v
is that what higher education in this country has come to? and i think we need to establish a timeline here, because i m really keen to learn when yourself and others at the university started working on these contingency plans, because we students, all students received an email from yourself and other senior leaders on the 18th of april saying, and i m quoting here, it is critical that you work on the basis that any requirements for your course and programme will continue to apply as normal. you must continue to submit assessment, etc., etc.. now, if that email was sent with the knowledge that some students work might not be marked, i think that is outrageous. professor harmon? well, the advice given on the 18th of april was actually right. i mean, it s really critical that as students, you complete everything that. to the best of your ability, as you always will. well the countdown to eurovision s final is now underway. thousands of fans have descended on liverpool to witness th