by Sam | 14 May 2014 | Uncategorized
The Brussels Eurobubble is… well, bubbling up with pre-election excitement, as 2014 approaches. For the first time a European Parliament election will determine the Commission’s President, Mr. Barroso’s successor. So, understandably, all parties feel they have a lot...
by Sam | 14 May 2014 | Children and Families, Economy, Education & Children's Services
Education Minister Liz Truss has said that schools that fail to get enough pupils studying A-level maths and physics will be named and shamed. The Education Minister said the move would get rid of so-called “science deserts” and would encourage more pupils...
by Sam | 14 May 2014 | Uncategorized
The Labour Party has claimed that the number of foreign nurses working for the NHS has increased whilst the number of training places for the profession has been cut. Labour has said that the number of EU nurses and midwives who registered to work in the UK last year...
by Sam | 13 May 2014 | Uncategorized
If you’re planning to vote in the upcoming European elections, you could be in a tiny minority. With less than two weeks before polling stations open, an opinion poll reported by Reuters has found that only 35 per cent of EU citizens plan to vote, with most claiming...
by Sam | 13 May 2014 | Justice, Outsourcing
The Howard League for Penal Reform has called on G4S and Serco to be banned from bidding for public projects. The group, which campaigns for reforms to the justice system, has compiled a dossier documenting a “litany of failure” by the two companies. The move is a...
