There’s an old saying that if you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they still wouldn’t reach a conclusion. But even so, most of them would agree that Britain’s economy doesn’t invest enough. We’re wedded to short-term consumer demand rather than investing in long-term growth like…
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The age of austerity is nearly over. After eight long years, we aren’t having to borrow to pay for day-to-day spending on essentials like health, education, policing or defence. It’s all funded by our taxes, at last. We’re paying our way without maxing out the national credit card. Hooray! But…
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Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world, and he was right. In today’s global knowledge economy, high-quality skills aren’t just the engines of Britain’s wealth and growth; they give each of us choices about what kind of life we…
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TWO of the Conservative Party’s leadership candidates have pledged to introduce a new deal for students as part of their manifestos. Jeremy Hunt and Andrea Leadsom say it is time to tackle the tuition fee loans system to reduce the debt burden on students when they leave full-time education. Mr…
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