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Call to break beer tie on ‘taxpayer-owned’ pubs

21.07.09
Publicans are calling for the liberation of the beer tie for 1000 pubs that are effectively owned by the taxpayer ... more

Less than half top university courses accept new diplomas

06.05.09
Teenagers studying for the Government's new diplomas will be considered for places on less than half of courses offered by top universities... more

Ministers must stop meddling in school curriculum, say MPs

02.04.09
MPs demanded urgent and sweeping reforms to the school curriculum, warning that ministerial "interference" in children's education has gone too far... more

If you really know best, Mr Balls, why are there still so few good schools?

16.03.09
As thousands of London children are denied their school of choice, the former head of Ofsted argues that social engineering is holding back the fight for higher standards... more

Ministers admit: 'We pay our husbands and wives'

12.03.09
Nearly 30 members of the Government employ their family at the taxpayer's expense, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

5,000 fail to get into a London state school

03.03.09
Nearly 5,000 children in London were told that they have no place at a state secondary school for September... more

Half of pupils leave school unable to read, write or add properly

14.01.09
Half of teenagers left school unable to read, write and add up to the standard expected by employers last year, GCSE results show... more

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