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Jon Snow
I met up with a friend over the weekend who has been offered an endowed Professorship at one the UK’s “Great Universities”. He’s a scientist and the post is at the top of his particular proclivity. He is 80 per cent certain of rejecting the Chair and is presently on track to leave Britain for an emerging Asian University, where he has been offered a higher salary.
Faisal Islam blogs on how the government’s spending cuts will hit child benefits, tax credits and social housing hard.
Channel 4 News has learned that the budget given to new social housing will be reduced by up to 80 per cent and child benefits for the over-16s will be cut. Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on how government sources are expecting some train fares to be over 30 per cent higher by 2015, and industry sources pointed towards a 40 per cent hike by 2015.
A £7bn “fairness premium” to help disadvantaged children through school will be included in next week’s government spending review, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced.
Lord Browne says the system of university tuition fees he is proposing is “highly progressive”. But just how progressive can it really be? FactCheck finds out.
Nick Clegg branded tuition fees “unfair”and “wrong” during the election campaign. The Deputy Prime Minister is now under immense pressure from student groups as the Browne review is published.
Vitamin B could slow the progress of dementia, a new study finds but scientists warn Channel 4 News patients should not start taking the vitamin immediately without consulting with their doctor.
David Willetts claims there are more people at university than ever before. Cathy Newman investigates.
Afghan conundrum. The British are right that sustainable development can only be achieved by the government. But if the government is the root of the problem, the strategy is fatally flawed.
It’s behind the biggest leak of secret information since the Vietnam “Pentagon Papers” were made public nearly 40 years ago. But what is Wikileaks? Channel 4 News examines the whistleblowers’ website.
Jon Snow
News this morning that Mercedes Benz is to launch an aggressive sales drive in India to ‘capture the luxury sports car’ end of the automobile market.
As government advertising faces a huge budget cut, Channel 4 News’ Samira Ahmed looks at how government ads might change. Considering, of course, have a former PR man as prime minister.
Sheffield Forgemasters boss Peter Birtles received a shock phone call from officials in the Department for Business just minutes before Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announced the cancellation of the £80m loan for the company, writes Faisal Islam.
Nick Clegg promises the biggest shake-up of democracy since the 1832 Great Reform Act – but are his proposals really that radical?