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Calculating the Social Premium

Phil Shanks | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Social Housing, Housing, Investment, Homelessness, Social Policy, UK Politics, National Health Service, Grants, Homeless, Nhs, UK Politics News
Phil Shanks

Governments need to get out of the habit of giving our money away. Grants should be reserved for charities. In all other aspects of governmental spending both nationally and locally they should be asking the question: 'what's in it for us?'

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Higher Fees: Will They Make A Difference?

Sandy Dhaliwal | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Government, University, University of West London, Sta Travel, Student Union, Gap Year, Grants, Tuition Fees, National Scholarship Programme, Fees, Higher Education, Student, Ucas, UK Universities & Education News
Sandy Dhaliwal

UCAS have argued however that the drop in numbers may be down to a higher proportion of people accepting places in the previous year. But they do admit that their report reveals that young people from more disadvantaged areas and backgrounds will be almost three times less likely to apply to university compared to richer peers.

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Austerity Britain is Not a Fun Place For Families

Helen Dent | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Sure Start, Funding for Families, Austerity Britain, Poor Families, Families, George Osbourne, Grants, UK Families, UK Politics, UK Impact, UK News
Helen Dent

The Prime Minister has repeatedly said that he wants his Government to be the most "family friendly" ever. It's time for David Cameron to prove he's a family man and kick his Number 11 neighbour's policy of stripping back financial support even further into the long grass.

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