Faith schools improve social cohesion. Discuss…
Faith schools, by and large, work. They are popular with parents, achieve better grades and are perceived to be strong on discipline and pastoral care.
David Cameron
“Shallow” Cameron an “utter joke” on Lords reform
David Cameron is “shallow” and “an utter joke”, say campaigners after the Tories last night said there was “no justification” for abolishing hereditary peers.
Cameron’s marriage tax on the ropes
The Tory marriage tax plans are in further confusion this morning as it emerged that just 1 in 20 couples would benefit. The policy would cost £800 million.
Cameron sending out mixed messages over Sure Start, crime and family
David Cameron, in his speech on “Broken Britain” today, stands accused of “easy populism” and sending out different messages over his policies.
“Social recession” not quite as Cameron sees it
David Cameron today spoke of a ‘social recession’. Evidence, however, suggests that the social recession goes deeper than moral failure or community breakdown.
Cameron: some of the charges against Kaminski are “absolutely not true”
David Cameron has again defended his European allies, claiming some of the charges against them are “absolutely not true”, saying he “wouldn’t join” extremists.
Tory teacher plans will have little or no impact
David Cameron’s education plans are practically the same as three years ago – and his headline measures on teacher training will make little or no impact.
Ofcom ruling on Sky will test Cameron if Tories win
Could David Cameron’s commitment that a future Tory government would restrict Ofcom’s remit have anything to do with Rupert Murdoch’s decision to support him?
NGOs’ concerns at Cameron’s plan to “join up” budgets of DFID and MOD
NGOs have responded to David Cameron’s plans to “join up” the International Development and Defence budgets with dismay.
Cameron “echoes” Tony Blair in Reading
Left Foot Forward contributer, Mark Thompson, has a fascinating account of a Cameron Direct event in Reading yesterday evening on his Mark Reckons blog. Thompson describes Cameron as “a very impressive individual in the flesh” and that there were “verytest