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Brown tries to limit helicopter damage

10.11.09

The transcript of a conversation between the Prime Minister and the mother of a soldier who died in Afghanistan has driven the Government's failures to equip troops adequately to the top of the political agenda... more

A cause c�l�bre that is missing the real target

01.10.09

While what is left of our major armaments industry is put through the wringer, the rest of the world�s defence companies must be chortling ... more

Achtung! Minister blocks sale of sonar to Germans

15.05.09

The Government has called for an investigation into the sale of a state-of-the-art UK defence technology company to a German rival... more

Budget on a wing and a prayer

22.04.09

Alistair Darling�s second Budget was inevitably a downbeat affair, designed to shore up the nation in the midst of what he called the �most serious global economic turmoil for over 60 years� ... more

Universities fail to attract poorer teens

26.02.09

The number of teenagers from poorer homes going to university has barely increased under Labour despite a government investment of almost �400 million, MPs said... more

Literacy progress 'dismal', say MPs

29.01.09

Millions of adults cannot read or write well enough to score a decent grade at GCSE, MPs warned... more

The betrayal of our talent and our future

25.07.08

As MPs warn of the lack of progress on Olympic legacy, the Government's former sports chief who resigned in protest, calls for urgent action... more

2012 Games 'must encourage more people to take up sport'

24.07.08

The 2012 Olympics are failing to get people involved in sport, a report warned... more

We can't reduce benefit fraud below �1.2bn, say ministers

08.07.08

Ministers were lambasted over benefit fraud after a top Whitehall mandarin said it was now "impossible" to get losses below £1.2 billion a year... more

University isn't always the way: just ask Sir Alan

06.06.08

More students are dropping out of university than ever before - and one writer whose son did so says the education system must stop betraying them... more

Comment: the real cost of the 2012 Games

22.04.08

The Commons Public Accounts Committee's report on the spiralling cost of the London Olympics makes painful reading for Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible... more

Comment: ministers must now guarantee a lasting legacy

22.04.08

When London bid for the 2012 Games it sought to secure a wide range of legacy benefits, including transforming the landscape and opportunities for a substantial part of east London... more

Colleges blamed as a quarter of students drop out

20.02.08

London universities have been criticised by MPs for failing to cut student drop-out rates as new figures reveal one in four fails to complete their course... more

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