Search results for ‘Graduates’
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FactCheck: the private school premium
Went to a state school? Then you can expect to earn thousands less than a privately-educated colleague with the same qualifications.
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Decision time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong descends into chaos as the city’s youthful protesters decide how far they want to push a pro-democracy movement in order to shut down the global financial hub.
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Why Britain’s Establishment is unjust and unsustainable
The term “Establishment” describes the network of official and social relations within which power is exercised. Owen Jones asks if something that reflects huge social inequalities can continue.
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Who runs Britain? Probably not the likes of you, says report
Britain is “deeply elitist” and top roles in society are dominated by Oxbridge graduates, according to a report.
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Vietnamese communists call for end to… Vietnamese communism
We don’t spend much time talking about Vietnam, other than its allure as a holiday destination. But the time has come to talk about politics in this sickle-shaped nation.
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Student loans: what went wrong?
MPs call for an urgent review into the student loans system as new estimates suggest 45p in every pound shelled out by the taxpayer will never be repaid. Is the system in crisis?
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What Eminem taught Britain about life in the US
This week Marshall Mathers becomes the first rapper to perform at Wembley Stadium. It marks a new milestone for an artist who has reshaped our image of America.
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Rebekah Brooks: social butterfly with an iron will
News of the World editor, lover of Andy Coulson, protegee of Rupert Murdoch – the extent of Rebekah Brooks’s connections with the rich and powerful became clear during the phone-hacking trial.
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Tears and cheers for Glasgow’s class of 2014
When fire swept through Glasgow School of Art, many of the students’ degree projects were destroyed. On graduation day, Daisy Ayliffe hears from two students whose work was lost or badly damaged.
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What has takeover target AstraZeneca done for the UK?
As the heads of Pfizer and AstraZeneca appear in front of MPs, Professor Ray Hill argues that the UK economy, science base and skills have all benefited from AstraZeneca’s work.
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Many student loans ‘may never be repaid’
New figures suggest many students will never repay the debts incurred when paying for university tuition fees.
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Abdel Karim – the boy from Gaza who never smiles
Three-year-old Abdel Karim suffered a relapse after treatment of his brain tumour was delayed by Israeli authorities, who suspect his Gaza family of involvement in clashes with Israeli forces.
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Ed Miliband: party reforms ‘strike the right balance’
Ed Miliband changes his plans to reform Labour’s leadership contests to make them more “diverse”, ahead of a meeting of the partys National Executive Committee.
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Trade union link ‘gives Labour its meaning’
Labour MP Diane Abbott says that Labour without the trade union link is just a “bunch of Oxbridge PPE graduates”, and says it has led to more black people and women in the party.
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London calling – and creating 80 per cent of new jobs
A third of 22 to 30-year-olds who leave home move to London. But with the capital creating 80 per cent of private sector jobs, who can blame them? Channel 4 News hears from young people on the move.