Fran Abrams
Articles by Fran Abrams
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Society
The war for the poor
- 12 November 2009
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In the run-up to next year’s general election, poverty is back at the heart of political debate. In the first of a series of investigations into the reality of deprivation in Britain today, Fran Abrams uncovers the deepening effects of joblessness in Lancashire
Society
High school delusional
- 01 October 2009
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Too many young people are encouraged to dream of fame when, in reality, their prospects are bleak.
Economy
''We've had to let six staff go this Christmas . . . people with families and mortgages''
- 18 December 2008
Families all over Britain are bracing themselves for hard times. For some, they have already started. Fran Abrams reports from Leek in Staffordshire
Society
Our school's fine, thanks
- 06 March 2006
Education - Ministers are making far-reaching decisions based on the experience of London alone. Elsewhere, people are remarkably happy with their children's schools
Books
Making the grade
- 09 January 2006
Teacher Man Frank McCourt Fourth Estate, 272pp, £18.99 ISBN 0007173989
