Clegg: “I didn’t even spend that much time campaigning on tuition fees”
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has made the extraordinary claim that scrapping tuition fees was not one of his main manifesto priorities, reports Shamik Das.
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Lansley rap vid hits 250,000 views
More than a quarter of a million people have now viewed the Andrew Lansley rap on YouTube, reports Shamik Das.
Is Lansley really listening?
The debate over the future of the NHS continues, with talk of u-turns, rows and the Clegg-Cameron double act hitting the road today – but questions remain over whether Andrew Lansley is actually listening.
Govt. must go beyond cosmetic changes to health bill warn Lib Dem activists
It’s at this time that the Liberal Democrat grassroots pressure for changes must be heard the loudest, to prevent the government from making cosmetic or wrong-headed amendments to the NHS legislation and try to pass them off as significant improvements to the policy.
No accident that emergency waiting times are longer
Dominic Browne reports on the rise in accident and emergency waiting times since Andrew Lansley scrapped government targets.
Vice chancellors’ pay perks are an embarrassment to the sector
Last night’s Dispatches helped shine a light on the murky world of vice-chancellors’ pay and benefits, as well as providing a timely reminder on the dangers of commercialising higher education.
Lansley may be listening but it’s business as usual at the Dept. of Health
Andrew Lansley today launched a listening exercise designed to ease the mounting concerns regarding his NHS shake up. However, whilst Cameron and Co. travel the country “listening” the restructuring will race on regardless.
Is the government cutting women out of education?
NUS National Women’s Officer Olivia Bailey reports on the gender pay-inequality that will affect women’s repayments of student loans.
Lord Owen: Government acting with “no authority” over NHS reforms
Jos Bell reports on the latest criticism of health secretary Lansley’s “fatally flawed” healthcare bill, from Lord Owen of.
Coalition savaged by dead sheep and Salmond
Ed Jacobs with the latest attacks on the coalition from elder statesmen inside and outside the party.