April 2010
Michael Gove fails the schools’ funding test
The Conservative party's education plans are under scrutiny today. We are no wiser on how they would pay for their "free schools" or "pupil premium" policy.
Policies must be subjected to a “fairness test”
All the main political parties are talking about ‘fairness’. They all say inequalities are too big and need to be reduced.
Democrat leadership throws climate progress into doubt
This weekend, the Obama administration threw American, and therefore international, climate progress into doubt when it put the climate and energy bill on ice.
Lib-Con coalition? Only if Clegg does a Ramsay Mac
Coalition speculation dominates today's agenda. Could Nick Clegg become his party's Ramsay MacDonald or is a Lab-Lib coalition still most likely?
Politics Summary: Monday, April 26th
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Gove won’t rule out nursery ‘top up’ fees
Michael Gove refused today to rule out the introduction of "top-up fees" in nursery education. Campaigners oppose the move according to a report in the Observer.