Francis Beckett
Articles by Francis Beckett
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Books
A class act
- 31 October 2005
Oranges and Lemons: life in an inner city primary school Wendy Wallace Routledge, 160pp, £12.99 ISBN 0415359090
Books
Fulsome tribute
- 11 July 2005
John Smith: a life Mark Stuart Politico's, 509pp, £25 ISBN 1842751263
Politics
When ministers trash your life's work
- 13 June 2005
In justifying its new city academies, the government loves to dwell on the perceived failure of ordinary state schools. Now outraged teachers are hitting back
Economy
Teaching the parts others fail to reach
- 28 March 2005
With a learning fund, learning reps and a new academy, the trade unions are taking skills as seriously as pay and conditions. Francis Beckett on a progressive advance
Society
Even Desperate Housewives is a victim of the culture wars
- 07 March 2005
Violence and threats from militant religious groups are coming thick and fast, and the targets are widening. Francis Beckett argues that church leaders are among those who fail to express sufficient outrage
Books
Colour-blind
- 31 January 2005
Anti-Apartheid: a history of the movement in Britain Roger Fieldhouse Merlin Press, 546pp, £20 (paperback) ISBN 085036549X
Politics
Blair's flagship schools and the money that never was
- 17 January 2005
Private bodies, we are told, are putting millions into Labour's new city academies. In return, they get control of the teaching. But Francis Beckett finds the largesse curiously elusive











