Shamik Das
Danny Alexander squirms when pressed on tuition fees vote
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander became the latest senior Liberal Democrat cabinet minister to fail to declare his hand on Question Time last night - repeatedly refusing to say whether he would vote for or against the trebling of tuition fees his government is proposing and which he is in favour of.
2018 may be lost, but PM can still deliver a brighter future for school sport
England lost out in the bid to host the 2018 World Cup today, despite having arguably the best presentation, with Prince William, David Beckham and David Cameron making the case for football to come home. Russia won the right to host the 2018 World Cup, with rank outsiders Qatar - a country with an appalling human rights record - being selected to host the 2022 World Cup.
Tory council leader calls protesters “an ugly, badly-dressed student rabble”
The Tory leader of Oxfordshire council sparked anger by tweeting: "County Hall invaded by an ugly, badly-dressed student rabble. God help us if this is our future."
Miliband attacks “shoddy” fees scheme
Ed miliband responded to David Cameron on tuition fees today, attacking the "shoddy scheme" the government is proposing. Yesterday, the prime minister, in a column in the Standard, defended the trebling of fees, and said that "before protesting, students need to get the facts straight". Today, the Leader of the Opposition said "universities and students deserve better" than what the government is offering.
New anti-cuts campaign launched
A new anti-cuts campaign website, False Economy, launched today, backed by the TUC.
UK Statistics Authority asked to look at government use of school sports stats
Shadow education secretary Andy Burnham today told the Commons he had written to the UK Statistics Authority to look at the government's use of statistics in school sport. Mr Burnham was speaking during the Opposition Day School Sports Funding Debate, in which he implored education secretary Michael Gove to rethink his decision to abolish School Sport Partnerships.