Gary Gibbon
Jiggery pokery and window dressing
The Treasury stands accused of “massaging” government figures – not by the opposition but its own ministers.
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3D printing and programming – the new school curriculum
David Cameron hails the new curriculum as a “revolution” in education. But school leaders warn of an emphasis on memory learning rather than skills, amid accusations of “personal prejudice”.
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FactCheck: is gay marriage bad for children?
An anti-gay marriage group says children with same-sex parents turn out worse than those with a mum and dad. Fact or fiction?
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FactCheck: who’s to blame for rising primary school class sizes?
In Prime Minister’s Questions today David Cameron and Ed Miliband sparred over cramped primary school places. FactCheck looks at who’s to blame.
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TB infected cattle sold as meat for human consumption
Meat from diseased cattle that tests positive for bovine tuberculosis has been sold for human consumption by Defra, the food and farming ministry says.
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Homes, roads and rail: government’s investment plans
The Treasury portions out £100bn on new homes, railways and roads in the second part of the comprehensive spending review – but Labour dismisses the investment as “hot air”.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Capital spending repentance?
The government will be trumpeting new money for infrastructure projects, but there’s no disguising the bad news coming down the track.
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Chancellor to unveil £11.5bn of spending cuts
Chancellor George Osborne is to draw up the battle lines for the next general election as he sets out his final spending plans before the country goes to the polls in 2015.
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Spending review: Osborne announces where axe will fall
Chancellor George Osborne tells MPs Britain will have to endure another £11.5bn of cuts, with further pain for public sector workers. But infrastructure spending will receive a boost.
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Let her speak: crowds cheer Texas senator’s 10 hour speech
Pro-choice campaigners celebrate as Texas Democrat Senator Wendy Davis completes a marathon 10 hour filibuster to block a drive for new abortion restrictions.
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Brazil protests follow president’s plea for calm
Hopes of an early end to the protests that have swept Brazil in the past week appear to have been dashed as more than a quarter of a million anti-government demonstrators take to the streets.
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Keme Nzerem
Cricket whites: out of fashion for black Britons
Despite the heroic role models of yesteryear, fewer and fewer black Britons are taking up a cricket bat. Keme Nzerem meets a notable exception.
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Ayden’s law: ‘Why I’m fighting to beat bullying’
Campaigner Shy Keenan tells Channel 4 News about her grief over her 14-year-old son’s suicide – and her hopes that the law on bullying can be changed to save other young people.
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Ahmadinejad’s legacy: how Iran has changed
What legacy does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leave for his successor, the “moderate” cleric Hassan Rouhani after eight years of controversial power?
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Attention! Troops fast-tracked to teachers in two years
Former soldiers with no degree can enrol to train in schools from next year – and become qualified in half the normal time – under a government drive to bring a military ethos to the classroom.
