Students from disadvantaged backgrounds and under-represented groups more likely to drop out of university, research shows
The figures should ‘concern us all,’ the higher education regulator warns
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Kim Johnson MP: I sit on the committee behind the ‘white working class’ education report. It’s a disgrace
The Education Select Committee’s report shows the Tories couldn’t care less about the white working class.
Prem Sikka: To level up and boost the economy, let’s tax ‘capital gains’ like we do income
Wealthy peoples’ capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than income tax.
Prof Prem Sikka: Sunak’s spending review is austerity-light
For the economy to recover, we need more government investment.
Labour leadership candidates all sign public ownership pledges
The pledges addressed rail, water, energy and broadband.
Teachers union criticises “shoddy” Tory manifesto
The NEU said the Tories would continue to underfund schools.
Hall of Shame: The Tory leadership contenders
There’s no good candidates.
Toby Young has resigned but let’s not forget the Tories who defended him
The Tories are happy to overlook and ignore misogyny, homophobia and other bigotry when defending their friends and political allies.
New methods of persuasion and propaganda define our political age. Is democracy threatened?
Tom Pashby reviews Lee de-Wit’s new book ‘What’s Your Bias?: The Surprising Science of Why We Vote the Way We Do’.