Liam Byrne hints at graduate tax proposals
On higher education fees, the Labour leadership have been relatively quiet. At 2011 Labour conference, Miliband previously talked…
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Labour’s new way forward for higher education
At 3.50pm on Friday 16 October 1964, Harold Wilson’s office took the call from the Queen’s Private Secretary,…
Liam Byrne to chair cross-party group on inclusive growth
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been set up to promote debate on the nature of “inclusive growth”,…
David Willetts doesn’t get it – we should be doing more to support disabled students, not less
The huge expansion of higher education under Labour in the 1960s was the big reform that meant people…
We need to strengthen British science – because British science will strengthen Britain
During last month’s local elections, I saw first-hand the concern people have about the future. Like 50 years…
What is Labour planning on tuition fees? We’ve already been told…
The front page of the Sunday Times(£) reports this morning that Labour are planning to slash tuition fees…
Liam Byrne: Labour planning “long-term shift to a graduate tax”
During the 2010 leadership contest, Ed Miliband announced that he favoured a Graduate Tax to replace university tuition…
18 months of Labour Welfare policy in 1 article
I’m sick and I’m tired. I’m exhausted and so are the legions of welfare warriors who have attempted…
The case for full employment: why Liam Byrne is talking sense
Liam Byrne today spoke today at a Fabian event at Conference about the case for full employment, after…
Universal Credit: time to send in the rescue team
Universal Credit is in crisis. And Iain Duncan Smith has utterly lost control. Of that there is no…
