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Council tax bills cut for millions of Londoners

02.11.09
NEW: Londoners stand to benefit as authorities compete to freeze or cut council tax bills in the run-up to the general election... more

G20 is set to bring the world’s banks back into line

21.09.09
Leaders of the G20 group of developed nations were today putting the final touches on proposals to bring in strict new regulations for the world’s banking industry to be thrashed out at this week’s political summit in Pittsburgh ... more

Lord Mandelson refuses to use c-word in spending talks

14.09.09
Economic growth is more important than spending cuts to reduce the national deficit, Lord Mandelson declared... more

Students without a university place opt for part-time courses

21.08.09
Desperate sixth-formers are turning to part-time study as traditional universities warn that degree courses are full... more

LSE postgraduate teachers 'paid as little as cleaners'

17.08.09
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Only economists are unable to spot a bit of regal rhetoric

30.07.09
Are you talking to me or chewing a brick?” That was almost certainly the first time I came across a rhetorical question in the flesh. Of course, my fine education had already taught me what such a literary device was in theory ... more

Amnesty on immigrants 'would bring a £3bn boost'

16.06.09
An amnesty for long-term illegal immigrants could be worth up to £3billion a year to the economy, according to a new report... more

Academies 'no better for GCSE results than comprehensives'

04.06.09
Academies are no better than conventional comprehensive schools, research suggests... more

Are we there yet? It looks like we really could be

15.05.09
Today’s ceremony at Canary Wharf marks yet another stage on a long, expensive and tortuous journey... more

Academics blast Science Museum’s Israel Day

03.03.09
The Science Museum was accused of promoting Israeli universities whose research was used in the military campaign in Gaza... more

Blears: Stop extremism by talking to radicals

25.02.09
Ministers have promised to "engage" with radical Muslim leaders in a new bid to wean their followers away from extremist ideas... more

Adults 'let our children down'

02.02.09
Childhood is under attack from a selfish and immoral adult world, a major inquiry warned... more

Right-wing author is banned from Islam talk

23.01.09
A right-wing writer has been banned from chairing a debate on Islam at the London School of Economics amid security fears... more

Bernanke maps a way out of the woods

14.01.09
London yesterday to deliver the Stamp memorial lecture at the London School of Economics. What he said in answer to a question afterwards has a bearing on this key question... more

Banks will need more capital, says Bernanke in London

13.01.09
Economy: Further massive injections of capital may be necessary to save the global banking system from collapse, US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned... more

Graduates told to take bar work while they look for jobs

05.01.09
Graduates face a desperate struggle for good jobs as employers cut back for the first time in years... more

Economists cast doubt on early recovery from slump

02.01.09
Senior economists warned that Alistair Darling's hopes of an early recovery may be optimistic... more

London universities are leading the nation in research excellence

18.12.08
London universities dominate a new league table of the top educational establishments for research... more

Picket-line demo gets under skin of student beauty contestants

10.12.08
The contest was condemned as misogynistic and degrading but that did not stop students from King's College flocking to last night's final heat of the Miss University London... more

Cameron launches attack on Labour’s ‘reckless’ borrowing

09.12.08
Tory leader David Cameron has challenged the direction of Downing Street’s counter-recession strategy, branding it a “reckless” borrowing binge that could actually slow down recovery... more

Justin Davenport: Vulnerable Met seem to be desperate

02.12.08
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Building and bank woes fuel calls for another big rate cut

02.12.08
Calls for an aggressive cut in interest rates grew louder after yet another bout of dismal economic news... more

Ex-bank chief issues warning on spending

27.10.08
Former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Howard Davies said a big government spending splurge could be "dangerous" for the economy... more

Minister with long links to Miliband

24.09.08
As a devout Catholic mother of four, Ruth Kelly has for years struggled to make family life fit around her political ambition... more

'Equality' and reality don't always go together

16.07.08
Here's a prediction about Harriet Harman's proposal to ban age discrimination in the workplace... more

Ringing the changes at City Hall

16.05.08
The change of regime at City Hall is a complex business... more

Mayor Boris says he's chairman of the board. They'd better be good

02.05.08
London has decided. For the first time since the office of mayor was created, there will be a change of control at City Hall.... more

Families 'should take religious test for faith schools'

20.03.08
A simple religious test for families should be introduced to stop church schools "cream-skimming" able pupils, say two academics... more

Capital's universities hit by below-average increase in grants

06.03.08
Universities in the capital are getting below-average increases in grants from the taxpayer this year... more

Toll rakes in £1 billion but is it good value?

18.02.08
Some time last summer, or maybe early autumn, a London motorist provided the billionth pound of revenue under the Mayor's congestion charge... more

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