For all the focus elsewhere, the most important domestic department for the next two years will be the Department of Health.
The most important quality for the next Secretary of State, I would have thought, is as a problem-solver/fire fighter.
An external comparator is a useful way of measuring the relative impact of various waves of public sector education reform.
Looking back on my schooldays, I can see how little we had in terms of inspiration. We simply didn’t know what we could aim for.
The fourth part of a series on ConHome this week about the politics of race and ethnicity in Britain today.
The problem is that spiralling spending demands quickly use up the options which voters don’t notice. Eventually you need other big sources of revenue,
But this electoral Titan has an Achilles heel – tax rises which, rather than planning or HS2, are the real threat to future Chesham & Amershams.
In my view, no Labour seat in County Durham is safe. The remaining seats all have majorities under 6,000.
That schooling can improve earning potential doesn’t mean that ever-more schooling is good for all kids in the aftermath of a pandemic.
The first of a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about the most distinctive of the Prime Minister’s big aims.
This is a story of institutions, work and habits changing out of recognition – and how we can improve our position and the country once we’re heard.
Our new Lifelong Loan Entitlement will give everyone the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime.
It now needs to get real. This is clearly the plan in the next few months, starting with the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, leading to the Levelling Up paper.
It’s hard work, but the progressive ideology has not gone away. It would be a tragedy for future generations if we gave in and settled for an easier life.