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Published in: openDemocracyUKTuition fees: the falloutThursday’s narrow victory on the tuition fees bill marked the first major blow to the Coalition. The bill passed,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy I defied the Whips and voted against my government’s education policy
The Lib Dem working peer and former vice-chancellor of Ulster University explains why he defied his party and the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKStudents of England, the NUS has failed you
After the passing of the tuition fee legislation through the Lords, many students in England feel abandoned and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Media, the police and protest: now both sides of the story can be reportedWhen a disabled protester was allegedly hauled from his wheelchair during last week's student protests, a BBC...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDavid Willetts is trying to conjure away the dangers of higher education reform with the magic word 'choice'
There are many different kinds of magic trick, but for all of them, one technique is the most important:...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNew York Times slams UK education policy as myopic, unfair, cruel, unwise, utter failure
Wikileaks showed that the incoming British government was desperate for American approval, perhaps they should...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow the fees decision is being legislated so quickly without debate - so much for democracy
How could parliament ram through the fees increase in three hours plus a short session in the Lords tomorrow?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA principled approach to Higher Education in England and how it should be paid for
The explosive conflict over higher education demands a rethink across British society about what it should deliver...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe New Sound of the Streets
Driving the new wave of protests in England especially is a generational divide that is economic and cultural: the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKReflections on a Riot
What happens when you go to a demonstration peacefully and are caught up in a riot? An honest account of what it is...
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Published in: HomeThe state of things: a London protest
A student protest in central London reveals the ugly face of an unaccountable government and the angry one of an...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK#demo2010, a new generation seized Britain's Parliament Square and it won't be defined by Rock Toffs swinging from the Cenotaph
The British government lost control of the capital last night; it was not supposed to do so.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe morning after the fight before: What next for Gen' 2010?
We now have the image that will define this age of retrenchment and rebellion, splashed across all the frontpages...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain, greet the age of privatised Higher Education
Let’s be clear about what has happened. The House of Commons has not voted only for a rise in tuition fees in...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDon't believe Clegg's mantra of 'progressive' education reform
Nick Clegg and other Liberal Democrats have tried hard to sell their mantra that the package of proposals...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKStudent protests give voice to the ‘disconnected’ generation
Students and young people protesting against the education cuts are representative of a generation who have been...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAfter weeks of student protests, tomorrow is decision day
After weeks of nation-wide student protests, tomorrow is decision day for Higher Education. A national demonstration...
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Published in: HomeStreet politics, violence, and media
The student movement in Britain against the government’s tuition-fees and spending policies faces inescapable...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTuition fees rebellion sparks coalition crisis
While the voting day on tuition fees is fast approaching, a substantial number of Lib Dem MPs have not yet declared...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAs the dust settles II: what lies below the surface of the student protest?As decision day for Higher Education draws near, it is crucial that the message of the student movement is heard and...
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