Plus: As of writing, I’ve had hardly any communications at all from constituents about the Coronavirus.
Plus: More Ronseal, please. And: If the Treasury wants to flick multiple V-signs at blue collar voters, it will put up fuel duty.
Too often, discussions about the sector generate more heat than light – and the light falls in the wrong place. We can do better.
The Apprenticeship Levy is not working. Greater flexibility is needed so employers boost spending on high-quality training.
The Government needs to listen to its critical friends and produce fast reform of this scheme to help Britain compete.
By extending the ladder of opportunity to those who currently lack it, e can ensure the next generation climbs it.
By reforming our Party to grow and become more engaged with its members, we will become an even stronger force for good.
He’s a respected, experienced former Chief Whip – without the baggage of having sat around the Cabinet table during the past three years.
Universities have generally had an excellent decade, but the rest of the system has not. It’s time to correct the imbalance.
We are heading towards a 1997-type defeat unless we make fundamental and radical changes to our machinery and to our policies.
James Kanagasooriam’s recent analysis is powerful, but the suggested solutions are less sure. Simply offering what younger voters want won’t work.
“People need the opportunity to benefit from their ability, their determination, and their hard-work.”
Shifting the focus to FE is not only the right thing to do, but would send a powerful message.
The description is misleading, and will deter young people from entering the sector. Ultimately, it will constrain the labour supply needed to build more houses.
The Government has sat on its hands over the National Retraining Scheme. Ministers need to deliver it – with laid-off workers in the fast lane.