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France, Germany plan 'New Deal' for jobless youths Mon, May 13, 2013Demonstrators hold placards at a student rally in London on November 21, 2012 to protest against sharp rises in university tuition fees and high youth unemployment. More »
- Government may sell 40 billion pound student loan book - report Sun, May 5, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The government is considering whether to sell its 40 billion pound student loan book as part of a series of privatisations that includes selling More »
- Britain seen just missing triple-dip recession - Reuters poll Thu, Apr 11, 2013
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered economy will narrowly miss a triple-dip recession but with growth this year likely to be tepid at best, More »
- Inflation hits nine-month high, further rises likely Tue, Mar 19, 2013
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation hit a nine-month high in February and looks set to rise further, but many economists More »
- Kenya's Odinga delays legal challenge to vote Fri, Mar 15, 2013
By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga has delayed his legal challenge to last week's election result, his allies More »
- Mansion Tax Vote: Coalition Dodges Split Tue, Mar 12, 2013
MPs will vote later on plans for a mansion tax but an embarrassing coalition row has been averted after the Lib Dems vowed not to side with Labour. More »
- Benedict: vigorous teacher and reluctant chief Thu, Feb 28, 2013
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict began his papacy determined to revive the Catholic faith around the world and ended it almost eight years later troubled by More »
- Student Loans For Over-60s To Go Back To Uni Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Workers over 60 are being encouraged to go back to university to make themselves more employable. More »
- Rachel Reeves: Coalition is economically vandalising the north Tue, Feb 19, 2013
Labour MP for Leeds and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves hits back at Nick Clegg's speech lamenting Britain's economic overreliance on London. More »
- Eastleigh: Tory leadership calls for clean fight, but do backbenchers care? Mon, Feb 11, 2013
The Tory leadership tried to prevent the Eastleigh by-election turning into a bloodbath yesterday, but backbenchers appeared ready to carry on regardless. More »
- Peter Bone: Boundary changes debacle is Cameron's fault Thu, Jan 31, 2013
David Cameron bears ultimate responsibility for the Conservatives' defeat on boundary changes earlier this week, Peter Bone said today. More »
- Clegg Blasted By Lib Dem Voter On Phone-In Thu, Jan 10, 2013
A former Lib Dem councillor has confronted Nick Clegg on live radio to say he ditched the party because he is so ashamed of their performance in Government. More »
- Nick Clegg admits to owning Incredible Hulk onesie during LBC phone-in Thu, Jan 10, 2013
The Deputy PM faced a series of difficult questions during the morning radio phone-in, but it was his admission over the unusual clothing item which was most More »
- Has Nick Clegg lost his mind? Thu, Jan 10, 2013
What is the deputy prime minister thinking? As expected, his first appearance on a weekly call-in programme was full of hostility and contempt from the great More »
- Nick Clegg Signs Up To LBC Radio Phone-In Mon, Jan 7, 2013
With the Liberal Democrats struggling in the polls, leader Nick Clegg has taken a drastic step to try to reconnect with voters. More »
- Cameron and Clegg’s coalition myths need uncovering Mon, Jan 7, 2013
This midterm review is littered with half-truths tailored to help David Cameron and Nick Clegg cling on to power. They are complicit in the same deceits: what More »
- Music School Helping Soweto Children At Risk Sat, Dec 22, 2012
A South African music school set up by a British woman to help the poorest children in Soweto is in danger of closing down because of lack of funds. More »
- Malala Urges School Name U-Turn After Attack Fri, Dec 21, 2012
Malala Yousufzai, a 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the Taliban, has urged a college to reverse its decision to rename it after her. More »
- Harriet Harman MP: Five years since Nick Clegg became Lib Dems leader he still … Mon, Dec 17, 2012
What the public want and deserve are politicians that will keep their word - people will not fooled by the Lib Dems duplicity. More »
- Five years since Nick Clegg became Lib Dems leader he still says one thing while … Mon, Dec 17, 2012
What the public want and deserve are politicians that will keep their word - people will not fooled by the Lib Dems duplicity. More »
- Clegg: 'Rich Pensioners May Lose Benefits' Mon, Dec 17, 2012
Nick Clegg has called for wealthy pensioners to lose free bus passes and the winter fuel allowance as he tries to revive his party's fortunes. More »
- 'Every trick in the book': It's Clegg 2.0 Mon, Dec 17, 2012
Nick Clegg was accused of trying "every trick in the book" to distance himself from his record today, after he made a keynote speech describing the Liberal More »
- Tuition fees bite as university applications plummet Thu, Dec 13, 2012
Over 50,000 fewer students started university this year than in 2011, according to the University and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas). More »
- Student protests return to the streets of London Wed, Nov 21, 2012
Relations between the National Union of Students (NUS) and its members hit rock bottom today, after marchers invaded its stage during a speech by its leader. More »
- Two years later: New student protest to hit London Mon, Nov 19, 2012
A new mass student protest will hit central London this week, two years after riots led to fierce clashes with police. More »
- Bank Of England Downgrades UK Growth Forecast Wed, Nov 14, 2012
The Bank of England has downgraded its growth forecast for the UK economy next year to around 1%, blaming a worse than predicted impact from the financial crisis. More »
- Inflation Increases Blamed On Tuition Fees Tue, Nov 13, 2012
The headline rate of inflation has hit a five-month high, driven up by the trebling of university tuition fees in England and rising food bills. More »
- Former Lib Dem Candidate Guilty Of Fraud Fri, Oct 19, 2012
A former Liberal Democrat candidate for Parliament has been found guilty of 25 counts of fraud at Coventry Crown Court following a Sky News investigation. More »
- Economy: Inflation Nears Three Year Low Tue, Oct 16, 2012
The headline rate of inflation has eased to a near three-year low of 2.2% in a welcome development for household budgets but not for people claiming benefits or the More »
- A spring in Osborne's step: Inflation falls again Tue, Oct 16, 2012
There was a rare glimmer of good news for consumers today, when official figures put inflation at its lowest level since 2009. More »
- Inflation 'Eases' To Signal Lower Benefit Rises Tue, Oct 16, 2012
The rate of inflation is tipped to have dropped to its lowest level for nearly three years last month in a development that would be bad news for benefit claimants More »
- Labour to adopt 'marginal mindset' for general election Thu, Oct 4, 2012
Labour would refuse to accept "no-go areas" around the country in the run-up to the general election campaign, Harman insisted. More »
- Lib Dem Conference: Clegg Makes Rallying Call Wed, Sep 26, 2012
Nick Clegg has pleaded with Liberal Democrats to hold their nerve as he insisted the party should stick with the coalition. More »
- Lib Dem Conference: Universal Benefits Row Wed, Sep 26, 2012
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been warned that an attempt to strip wealthy benefits of universal benefits would be a breach of the coalition agreement. More »
- Clegg gets tough on Cameron in pivotal conference speech Wed, Sep 26, 2012
Nick Clegg had a harsh message for David Cameron in his keynote conference speech today, as he tried to prove to Liberal Democrat members he was exerting a major More »
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