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Ashley Walters's second act

05.02.10
His first career in So Solid Crew resulted in a number one single and a prison sentence. Eight years on, Ashley Walters is a fêted BBC actor about to appear at the Royal Court... more

Will Straw: I’m deeply angry with Blair for taking us to war and for the shoddy way he betrayed my father’s loyalty

19.01.10
As Jack Straw this week faces the Chilcot inquiry, his son Will is no longer prepared slavishly to defend Labour. Instead he plans to use his increasingly powerful blog to force the party to change... more

Hard lessons for rising labour star

24.07.09
Eleven years ago, at the age of 17, Will Straw found himself being marched to Kennington police station by his father... more

Don't betray our future sporting heroes, Minister

17.10.08
Andy Burnham has promised new cash for school sport. But It will take more than that to emulate the competitive spirit of our Olympic stars who paraded through London ... more

Education

08.10.08
The struggle to turn around some failing institutions has seen community leaders and politicians willing to embrace radical new teaching and funding methods. ... more

Comment: Betraying sport

05.09.08
AS our campaign for a proper sporting legacy from the 2012 Games gets under way, we report on sports facilities in the new city academies... more

Swimming pools lost in schools shake-up

03.09.08
School swimming pools are being destroyed under Gordon Brown's £45 billion programme to rebuild every state secondary in England... more

Commentary: Today is about what every student has achieved

21.08.08
The media's obsession with the "dumbing down" of exams and the debate over whether GCSEs are now easier detracts from the wonderful achievements of so many of our young people... more

Boy dies celebrating goal

31.07.08
A teenager collapsed and died in front of his friends as he celebrated scoring the winning goal in a football match... more

Comment: Pimlico progress

29.05.08
A High Court judge has thrown out objections to the transformation of Pimlico School, an underachieving comprehensive which had entered special measures, into an academy... more

Defeat for Pimlico school campaigners

29.05.08
Parents and teachers campaigning against Pimlico School becoming an academy have lost an appeal in the High Court... more


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