The Daycare Trust and Save the Children have published the results of a survey suggesting that almost a quarter of … Continue reading “Childcare conundrums”

In many ways it is too early to draw conclusions for public policy from the riots which the country has … Continue reading “Economic reflections and the riots”

I was disappointed, but hardly surprised, to see a lot of abusive web posts following the publication of Sharper Axes, … Continue reading “To be critical of wasteful public spending is not to be ideological”

The Office for National Statistics has published a new estimate of the size of the hourly pay gap between the … Continue reading “Pay gap between public and private sectors has increased”

One of the Coalition’s headline educational initiatives has been the introduction of the Pupil Premium, additional funding to schools for … Continue reading “The Pupil Premium is not the issue in improving our schools”

I take no pleasure at all in reading about M. Strauss-Kahn, and of course remain agnostic about the truth of … Continue reading “L’affaire Strauss-Kahn”

David Willetts has added to the confusion surrounding university fees with a proposal to allow higher education institutions to admit … Continue reading “Time for a rethink on tuition fees policy”

The Times has revealed that 75% of universities are intending to charge at least £8000 when new undergraduate fees come … Continue reading “Decisive action needed on student fees”

Our over-excitable media are again whipping up concern about a wave of public sector union militancy in the wake of … Continue reading “No fighting on the streets just yet”