“Just a few years ago if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favourite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn’t have believed you.” US First Lady Michelle Obama, in response to Walt Disney’s announcement that it will ban junk food ads on its programmes

“Unless institutions do more to widen access, they are missing out on some of those with the most potential, that could get the best degrees, and quite frankly, not doing their job properly.” NUS Scotland president Robin Parker.