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Liza Campbell

New promises won't end this schools muddle

As a parent, I often feel baffled by the Government's approach to education. Only last week, the Department for Children, Schools and Families was at its micro-managerial best

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I can’t see any ‘equal opportunities’ for the throne

One of the oldest established forms of sex discrimination, the practice of ­ignoring girls in favour of boys in family succession permeates the royals

We should be proud to do a day in court

Jury duty is a vital institution and should be a mandatory civic obligation, with absolutely no exceptions

Justice at last in Kenya's trial of the expat cad

Yesterday, after three years on remand, the Hon Tom Cholmondeley was sentenced to eight months for the manslaughter of Robert Njoya

Boris's bikers must not rule the roads

What was bad news for newt fanciers has proved good for London cyclists. Ken may be gone but cyclists have found a champion in Boris Johnson, whose £111 million investment programme will - all going to plan - make 6,000 bicycles available for instant hire across the city

Pull over, please, we need to talk

I witnessed a car crash last week. No one was hurt, beyond feelings and crumpled metal. A Prius driving down Pimlico Road had flashed a Porsche waiting to turn right into Ebury Street.

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