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The case against for-profit schools
20 February 2012

There are no empirical grounds for handing state schools over to the private sector.

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An open letter to Labour's new shadow education and health secretaries
07 October 2011

Labour has too often looked as if it is simply the defender of the status quo and vested interests.

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Health reform u-turn prompts schools rethink
15 June 2011

Setting a minimum target, rather than relying on competition, shows a welcome shift in the coalition's approach.

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