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‘If at first you don’t succeed, you don’t succeed’ – How the government is failing adult learners
Two new reports show that educational opportunities tend to coalesce around those who have already benefited the most from education.
The EU-Canada trade deal is a Trojan Horse for corporate power
It is a direct threat to any future British government’s ability to fully renationalise the NHS.
Better Together’s panicked response plays into Alex Salmond’s hands
A combination of a despised ConDem Government in Westminster and a Labour Leader who has failed to connect with the party’s Scottish grassroots points very clearly to today’s visit being a waste of time.
By denouncing ISIS as ‘not Muslims’, moderate Muslims risk making things worse
When moderate Muslim groups use takfirism to tackle extremism, this intolerant doctrine is not challenged but reaffirmed.
Boris’s failure on police numbers has left a gaping hole at the heart of the Met
Despite his election pledges, Boris Johnson has dismantled neighbourhood policing.
Education policy must acknowledge gender differences
This year’s GCSE results show the biggest difference between boys’ and girls’ performance since 2003.
Cometh the hour, cometh Gordon Brown
Can Gordon Brown outmaneuver Alex Salmond’s political bluster?
5 things the Better Together campaign has got wrong
As we approach the apogee of the independence debate, I’ve looked at five mistakes I think the Better Together campaign has made.
Genuine social mobility would mean the abolition of private schools
The country should draw upon 100 per cent of its population rather than relying upon just 7 per cent of it.
Getting into the thick of it: Michael Dugher’s speech on civil service reform
Emran Mian of the Social Market Foundation looks at the contents of Michael Dugher’s speech on reforming the civil service.