Forget the Gold Standard, this is the Rise of the Redback
I am beginning to wonder if we are at a profound historical turning point in world economics.
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I am beginning to wonder if we are at a profound historical turning point in world economics.
Students attack the Conservative Party headquarters building and ignite a bonfire as the peaceful rally against a rise in tuition fees turns violent. Channel 4 News is at the protest.
As thousands of students demonstrate against tuition fees we hear from one graduate who says this is the beginning of the backlash. Natasha Wynarczyk studied history at King’s College London.
The cut “It is the case that a lot of the money received by Universities through the teaching grant and through HEFCE will in the future get to universities via students.” Universities Minister David Willetts, 3 November 2010 The background Today’s announcement to increase tuition fees was, said Universities Minister David Willetts, to deliver “a…
FactCheck takes a look at the measures the Coalition has added to Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding to make the system “more progressive”.
Universities Minister David Willetts unveils plans to hike university tuition fees to up to £9,000, which Labour branded a “tragedy”. Gary Gibbon says many will welcome the only viable deal.
FactCheck analyses where EU member states’ plans to create a new “permanent crisis mechanism” leave the Coalition Government’s pledge to hold a referendum if new powers are transferred to Brussels.
David Cameron wins support from fellow European leaders to restrict a planned increase in the EU’s budget to less than three per cent. Cathy Newman is in Brussels.
UK economic growth in the third quarter grew by a better than expected 0.8 per cent. Our Economics Editor, Faisal Islam says it’s the best day of news for George Osborne since he became Chancellor.
A huge risk that’s hard to justify – or a viable strategy to restore balance to the economy? Two leading economists offer their views to Channel 4 News.
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have defended the spending review’s deep cuts at a public grilling in Nottingham.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies reveals the half-truths, “stealth cuts” and real victims of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, writes our Economics Editor, Faisal Islam.
FactCheck analyses the National Union of Students’ Union claim that 30 Liberal Democrat MPs are poised to vote against tuition fees.
Graduates face paying thousands more for degrees under proposals published today – and Business Secretary Vince Cable tells Gary Gibbon many courses will cease to receive government subsidies.
It was the big speech about the big society. And as David Cameron had his Kitchener moment, he reeled off a legion of lists, a cacophony of claims and a smattering of statistics to make his point. Here’s a selection, scrutinised by the FactCheck team. The analysis “But just look at what we are achieving…