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John Denham RSS feedWar on Right-wing racism launched in ‘vulnerable’ areas
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Ministers launch £12 million scheme to combat the spread of Right-wing extremism amid fears that the recession could create rising social tensions2009-10-14T08:28:33ZMinister kills off Ugly Sisters in blow to Boris
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£1billion scheme to build three towers next to the London Eye was today banned by the Government2009-10-09T13:59:08ZCouncil tax to be frozen in London as Labour faces wipeout
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<b>EXCLUSIVE:</b> Millions of Londoners will get a council tax freeze next year after Labour unveiled a last-ditch move to avoid wipeout in the capital2009-10-02T08:09:15ZBelly laughs at ‘diversity’ night but dancers hide before Harman arrives
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Labour heavyweights let their hair down at their party conference’s annual diversity night2009-09-29T08:01:15ZMega-church appeal fails
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2009-09-04T08:05:05ZPublic sector staff warned 'gold-plated pensions are over'
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Millions of public sector workers face having their pensions cut or being forced to increase their contributions2009-08-26T08:48:54Z£3 million fund to regenerate High Streets
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Government announces details of a £3 million fund to help regenerate high streets hit by the recession2009-08-13T05:47:39Z£130m Rogers extension to British Museum is blocked
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Proposals for a £130million modernist extension to the British Museum have been thrown out2009-07-24T09:02:38ZMinister warns equality drive will cost votes
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Cabinet minister John Denham warns that Harriet Harman's equalities campaign risks alienating middle-class voters2009-07-01T08:11:09ZThe reshuffle: Ups, downs and digging in
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2009-06-05T12:01:51ZColleges chief resigns over funding fiasco
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The head of the college funding council resigned with a £100,000 pay-off after major errors left the Government's £5billion rebuilding programme in crisis2009-03-23T14:35:06ZFunding is slashed at top research colleges
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Some of London's most prestigious universities will miss out on vital funding after having research grants reduced2009-03-05T09:17:59ZIt's heady, but it sure ain't rock '*' roll
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The private-equity owner of EMI, Terra Firma, which urgently needs to generate revenue is pulling out all the stops2008-12-10T11:00:11ZGrants cut for 100,000 students
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Up to 100,000 students will pay more for university after ministers slashed grants for middle-class families just weeks after they were introduced2008-10-29T14:13:50ZHeathrow: MPs plot revolt against third runway
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Plans for a third runway at Heathrow were threatened by a Cabinet revolt2008-10-28T09:18:05ZBrown calls for united global action to stop banks disaster
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World leaders are battling to stop a catastrophic economic crisis after stock markets plummeted2008-10-10T08:17:09ZEducation
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The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods.2008-10-02T14:27:43ZDenham hits at Oxford chief
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The war of words over Oxbridge admissions has escalated after the Universities Secretary accused Oxford's chancellor of having "outmoded" views2008-10-02T07:54:35ZUniversities pledge to interview state pupils
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A group of leading universities will guarantee interviews to gifted working-class teenagers amid mounting government pressure to take more students from state schools2008-09-24T08:36:11ZMinister: Oxford is not trying to widen access
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The war of words between Britain's elite universities and the Government escalated as Cabinet minister John Denham launched an astonishing attack on Oxford2008-09-19T11:52:22ZOxford 'not able to take more deprived students'
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Oxford University has warned it cannot take many more working-class students without compromising academic standards2008-09-17T08:07:26ZCommentary: PM's weak spot is the growing fear that he is a personal liability
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The whirlwind mini-coup against the Prime Minister is unlikely to inflict immediate mortal damage on him: its timing, the limited seniority of those behind it and the embarrassed silence of more senior internal critics ensure that2008-09-15T08:37:46ZMinister tells Oxbridge: Do more to help poor students
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Universities Secretary John Denham has sparked a new social class row with Oxbridge, demanding that "highly-selective" colleges do more to help poor students2008-09-11T13:17:44ZCheap insulation for all but no free fuel vouchers
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Every household in Britain will get help with its fuel bill under a deal hammered out between the Government and the major energy firms2008-09-10T13:29:52ZFirms told to boost union numbers to win state contracts
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The Prime Minister is doing favours for the unions by ordering firms that bid for government contracts to promote membership, it was claimed2008-07-15T08:29:50ZUniversity isn't always the way: just ask Sir Alan
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More students are dropping out of university than ever before - and one writer whose son did so says the education system must stop betraying them2008-06-06T08:48:06ZMinister: We must win in South or be doomed
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Labour must win back support in London and the South or be doomed to political failure in future, according to a Cabinet minister2008-05-08T14:43:50ZBalls is firing blanks in the class war over our schools
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The Labour tribe has many prejudices against the privileged but not the one that would help Britain most2008-04-09T08:28:08ZCapital's universities hit by below-average increase in grants
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Universities in the capital are getting below-average increases in grants from the taxpayer this year2008-03-06T09:26:01ZOlympics jobs 'will go to Londoners'
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Londoners will be first in line for the jobs created by the Olympics and Crossrail project, ministers pledged today2008-02-21T09:31:58Z