
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk
* The Lib Dems have called for a boycott of free schools in a motion submitted to their conference.
* Meanwhile support for the Lib Dems continues to decline.
* “Full” universities turn away record numbers of students.
* Changes to private pensions are a “potential nightmare”.
* Labour slams Tory housing cash con.
* Young people from jobless families expect a life on the dole, suggests a new report.
* AV referendum funding rules could favour the “No” campaign.
* And there are calls to name the doctors who provided medical advice over the Lockerbie bomber.


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