Francis Beckett
Articles by Francis Beckett
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Politics
The double
- 10 February 2003
On a Clear Day David Blunkett Michael O'Mara Books, 256pp, £17.99 ISBN 1843170078
Politics
How business will pay the university piper
- 20 January 2003
Ministers will let more working-class children on to degree courses, but those students will have to learn how to oil the wheels of commerce. Francis Beckett reports
Politics
The firefighters' secrets of spin
- 16 December 2002
Despite Gilchrist's mega-blunder, the fire dispute shows that union PR has got smarter
Society
Discriminate more, not less
- 09 December 2002
Are universities giving preferential treatment to state school pupils, and rejecting private school pupils with better A-levels? No, finds Francis Beckett, but they ought to be
Politics
The Prime Minister prepares to retire
- 18 November 2002
Francis Beckett reports from an alternative universe
Society
NS Profile - Denis MacShane
- 11 November 2002
Charming, egocentric and clever, the new minister for Europe "can't bear to talk like a woodentop". It's surprising he's got so far. Denis MacShane profiled by Francis Beckett
Politics
NS Special Report - Comprehensives: a minute to midnight
- 14 October 2002
Do you remember voting for the return of selection at 11? Well, it's coming all the same. Francis Beckett tracks the slow decline of one of Labour's great ideals
