No, Michael Gove, disadvantaged pupils are not better served by the Tories
Any politician who is serious about narrowing the attainment gap also needs to be serious about reducing child poverty and creating a more equal society.
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Are all forms of prejudice really equal?
Those who explain anti-Semitism as “just another” form of bigotry are failing, sometimes willingly, to understand it.
The not so strange death of liberal England
For liberalism to survive, its thinkers and activists will need to wrest control from those so mired in the Westminster bubble.
How to beat UKIP without calling them racist
Attacking UKIP as racist appears to have backfired. But don’t despair – exposing UKIP policy can be effective too.
Meritocracy is a myth
A disadvantaged child will nearly always and everywhere become a disadvantaged adult.
We need long-term prosperity over short-term, damaging and unequal greed
Business must be coupled with sustainability so we all benefit from growth.
We need a democracy fit for the 21st century
When whole chunks of the electorate don’t vote, this seriously calls into question the long-term health of our democracy, writes Katie Ghose.
A radical new direction for the NUS?
The logic of a radical vision for democratic education is winning students over, writes James Elliott.
Being called a ‘fundamentalist secularist’ is an insult I would welcome
Baroness Warsi and sections of the media are trying to silence secularism in the name of a religious agenda.
Why is Boris Johnson a bystander when London gets hit by dangerous smog?
The mayor and government are bystanders during a public health emergency.