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Ofsted chief criticises private schools
The Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Michael Wilshaw accuses private institutions of offering the state sector “crumbs off their tables”.
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Jeremy Hunt vows Tories will give CQC ‘teeth’
Jeremy Hunt announces the Conservatives will give the Care Quality Commission “teeth” to investigate any hospital or trust, without needing state permission, in the wake of the Mid Staffs scandal.
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How to beat the ‘bedroom tax’
Social housing tenants in Fife are using housing law from the 1980s to successfully challenge demands for extra rent under the so-called bedroom tax.
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Free school meals for infants, announces Clegg
Every child in an English infant school will be eligible for a free lunch under a £600m plan revealed by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
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Why Scotland works best inside the union – Darling
With the Scottish referendum one year away, former chancellor Alistair Darling argues against independence and says the UK works because people from across the union pool their resources.
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Why Scotland should embrace independence – Pat Kane
One year ahead of the independence referendum, Scotland is modern, wealthy and competent enough to embrace the prospect of independence, says writer and musician Pat Kane.
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Bedroom tax: legal fight ‘not over’
Grant Shapps hit back at the UN, saying UK courts approved the so-called “bedroom tax” policy. But Channel 4 News hears that lawyers are continuing to fight it on human rights grounds.
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Food bank comments by Gove ‘a disgrace’, says Miliband
Ed Miliband brands Education Secretary Michael Gove a “disgrace” for suggesting that families often rely on food banks because they are unable to manage their finances.
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FactCheck: is universal credit becoming another government IT disaster?
Should we credit Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith when he insists that his universal credit project will come in on time and in budget? FactCheck casts a sceptical eye.
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More adults ‘still living with their parents’
Grown-up children are increasingly likely to find home comforts living with their parents rather than moving out and spreading their wings, new research claims.
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Low pay Britain: one in five Brits earning below living wage
Despite some sectors embracing the so called living wage to tackle poverty in the UK, Channel 4 News finds that some workers are still being left behind.
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Death of a City intern: overstressed and overworked?
The death of a young intern at banking firm Merrill Lynch is blamed on overwork. But why is the culture of long hours so endemic? Is it ambition – or pressure from the top?
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Meet Cory Booker: America’s latest political superstar?
He is not just a politician. He is a celebrity, a superhero – even a meme. Meet Cory Booker, charismatic mayor of Newark and now the hot tip to become New Jersey’s next senator.
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24-hour study people? Why I take Ritalin
Ritalin prescriptions are up by over 50 per cent since 2007. But many adults are getting it from the underground web to help with high-pressure studying. Channel 4 News speaks to one of them.
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Labour councils use staff with zero hours contracts
Labour has come under fire after it was revealed that thousands of Londoners are working zero hours contracts for councils controlled by the party.