Ford, Liz, et al. "Eagleton Faces Axe at Manchester." GUARDIAN February 7, 2008.

Terry Eagleton, Britain's leading Marxist literary critic, faces the axe at Manchester University where he has been involved in one of the most ferocious literary spats of recent years with the novelist Martin Amis. . . . In July Eagleton reaches retirement age and speculation is mounting about his future at Manchester, which is in the process of losing 650 jobs to clear a £30m debt. . . . Read the rest here: http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2253955,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10.