Economy, Business & Finance
Measuring social mobility: how does the UK perform?
Spotlight on social mobility. How can we define it, how it has changed over time and how mobility in the UK compares to other countries. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Spotlight on social mobility. How can we define it, how it has changed over time and how mobility in the UK compares to other countries. Read
Europe
"Now kettles face EU ban" according to the front page of today's Express. The article itself was more equivocal, saying the EU executive had commissioned a report which "sets out … Read
Wormwood Scrubs prison is unsafe, unclean, and overcrowded according to a report by the Prison Inspector. The Prison Service has two standards on crowding. One states the number of inmates … Read
Infant class sizes are due to be discussed in Parliament today as part of a debate brought by the opposition. The most recent figures from the Department for Education show … Read
Education
This morning Nick Clegg said his flagship universal free school meals policy was better at raising outcomes than some literacy and numeracy schemes. We take a closer look at the impact of the pilot. Read
Last Friday, the BBC published an article claiming: 'The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says Mohammed was the most common name parents gave to baby boys in England and … Read
The Daily Mail reported yesterday that up to 2,000 illegal immigrants, mainly Africans and Asians, had arrived in Calais - migrants who it said "will be able to claim benefits … Read
Crime
In the wake of the report into sexual abuse in Rotherham, we take a look at the available evidence on perpetrators and victims in England and Wales. Read
The Express front page today claimed there was "fury over Britain's 2m illegal migrants". Although we wouldn't go so far as 'fury', the claim is certainly troubling, although perhaps not … Read
"The option impossible is missing" — just one response to a Sky News tweet on Monday night on how difficult voters are finding it to get hold of trustworthy information … Read
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