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Welsh Government cuts basic rate tuition fee level
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has announced that the basic rate for university tuition fees in Wales will be £2,000 less than original anticipated.
The Protection of Freedoms Bill: A new era in Westminster
Although the government has made serious moves in the direction of civil liberties - notably cancelling inherited plans to introduce identity cards and an aspiration to end child detention within the asylum system - the announcement of the Freedom Bill is a landmark moment in British government. The previous Labour government passed liberal reforms which changed Britain irrevocably.
The government must invest in today’s youth to avoid a lost generation
Ben Fox argues the government must invest in the youth of today to avoid a lost generation.
Heseltine adds to confusion over Local Enterprise Partnerships
Kevin Meagher examines the confusion over the funding behind local enterprise partnerships amidst further ambiguities in the coalition's regional policy. Business leaders have criticised the rush to switch from regional development agencies to LEPs.
Coalition’s housing plans will disincentivise aspiration
There is a sound argument to try to support greater mobility in social housing - only five per cent of social tenants moved home over the past year compared to almost a quarter of tenants in the private sector, though it is unclear what an ‘optimal’ level would be. It is also important to emphasise that it is councils and housing associations that will decide the length of tenancies, so the key question is how they will use their new freedoms.
Sell! Sell! Sell! Think tank urges coalition to privatise almost everything
Free-market think tank the Adam Smith Institute today published a report advocating the privatisation of, well, practically everything, reports Liam Thompson.