Mass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education - Paperbackby Joss Winn (Editor), Jon Nixon (Editor), Richard Hall (Editor) Higher education in the UK is in crisis. The idea of the public university is under assault, and both the future of the sector and its relationship to society are being gambled. Higher education is increasingly unaffordable, its historic institutions are becoming untenable, and their purpose is resolutely instrumental. What and who have led us to this crisis? What are the alternatives?