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March 2025

The government is not serious about fixing the great university rip-off
New data from a Freedom of Information request reveals where students have paid back more or less of their loans
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Neil O'Brien
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Vandalism on apprenticeships
Phillipson is chopping down the tall poppies yet again
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Neil O'Brien
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The curriculum review: dumbing down?
Next week we’re expecting the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment review.
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Neil O'Brien
The schools bill: from parental choice to politicians choosing
The threat to parental choice and good schools
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Neil O'Brien
Britain's baby deserts
Not enough children in the countryside, or not enough sex in the city? Maybe both.
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Neil O'Brien
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February 2025

The Pale Blue Dot
35 years of trying to see the bigger picture
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Neil O'Brien
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It's not rocket fuel
More data from HMRC Real Time Information further undermines the idea that migration is 'rocket fuel for economic growth'
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Neil O'Brien
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When will the government end the strikes in sixth form colleges?
Tens of thousands of students are losing out, and more strikes were announced this week
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Neil O'Brien
Why Labour are wrong to water down accountability for failing schools
School leaders and even Labour MPs are warning it's a mistake
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Neil O'Brien
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