Romanticising the model of selective education doesn’t change the fact it doesn’t actually improve performance that much.
Although the recent move to the centre ground is potentially a political goldmine, some Government policies do, in fact, hamper the progress of social mobility.
For a more equal society we need stronger families.
The only vision of the fair society that strengthens, rather than saps, our economic competitiveness is the meritocratic kind that boosts social mobility.
The personal allowance is up from £6,475 to £10,475: 26 million people are now keeping more of their own money.
Governance must take place locally, but not so locally that there is no cooperation between organically-linked neighbourhoods
They are the logical next step in the increased variety of secondary schooling which is now on offer because of Michael Gove’s reforms.
The former Defence Secretary’s ConservativeHome address at the Conservative Party Conference earlier this afternoon.
The factor most associated with low educational attainment in children is low educational attainment among their parents – especially their fathers
Unpaid internships are a form of exploitation – and the creative industries have a particularly bad record
The switch in Conservative rhetoric from the “Big Society” to the “global race” comes at an odd time.
We need to support people to fulfil their ambition of getting off benefits and relocating for work.
By 2025, GY and younger will be a competitive proportion of the electorate. We must appeal to them.
Given the significance of cognitive ability and the ease with which it can be tested, it seems odd that we fail to make the most of this information
Focusing on average income can be dangerously misleading. The new life chances measures do a far better job.