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If Miliband wants a radical offer on HE, he should start with vice-chancellor’s pay
Inequality in higher education goes far beyond how much students pay.
How the far right is uniting across Europe
There is an uncertain line in the sand on he radical right between legitimate nationalism and unacceptable racism.
This week’s most read: Gove’s anti-science, militant secularism and tax cuts
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Russia’s role in the campaign for Scottish independence
Russia has a vested interest in the campaign for Scottish independence.
Time for universities to reveal secret details of vice-chancellor pay increases
Vice-chancellors’ eye-watering rises are cloaked in secrecy.
Pressure mounts on Salmond for currency plan b
New polling has found that a majority of people outside Scotland oppose the idea of a currency union.
The Yvette Cooper speech showed Labour is not going to compete with the Tories to show who is toughest on immigration
Migration stories continue with Yvette Cooper providing more detail on Labour’s policy and a statistical correction from the Office for National Statistics, reports Jill Rutter.
Michael Gove is concerned about teachers promoting science in schools. Yes, really
Michael Gove is concerned about teachers promoting science in schools. Yes, really.
Would Jesus have been a Cameroon?
David Cameron told an audience last night that divine inspiration was at work when he came up with the concept of the Big Society. But would Jesus really have been a Cameroon?
The government is jeopardising higher education as a successful export
The government is jeopardising the future of higher education as a successful export due to its backward-looking approach to international students, writes Chuka Umunna.