You focus on globalization in much of your special report on Britain (“Britannia redux,” February 3, 2007), but you fail to make the connection in your discussion of education, and especially higher education. This is often the case when the subject is discussed in Britain, even in policy circles. To begin with, paying foreigners form an ever-larger part of the student body at many British universities. The export side is easily understood. However, the import side is usually neglected, and it is often confused with immigration. Foreigners increasingly take higher degrees, and especially doctorates, of little or no interest to Britons. The reason for this is that their reward is not only the ultimate degree, which may take a good deal of time and effort to obtain, but also the better prospect of remaining in Britain with it in hand. To wit, the talented foreigners who remain have received their previous education abroad. And it cost dearly.