Head of Research (former)
Has access to out-of-hours GPs improved or declined under the Coalition? Labour is saying there are 600 fewer GP surgeries opening across England in the evening and at weekends than … Read
Education
The number of pupils in state funded primary schools in England is expected to increase by almost 10% to 4.7 million by 2023, according to the latest forecasts by the Department for Education. Read
Seven out of 11 papers lead today with at least some mention of last night's televised debate. We expect it to dominate much of today's election coverage. Take a look … Read
Education
"Demos the think tank seems to be suggesting that [...] the attainment gap between poorer pupils at schools and wealthier ones is actually getting bigger", Justin Webb, Radio 4 Today, … Read
Labour will reduce the cap on tuition fees to £6,000, leader Ed Miliband has announced today. He said the current system is: "causing rising debts for graduates and the taxpayer". … Read
Education
As the Government launches its 'war on illiteracy and innumeracy' today, its own reading skills need some scrutiny. Read
The Prime Minister has reportedly called for emergency talks to discuss an additional £1.7 billion payment the UK has been told it has to pay into the European Union budget. … Read
Health
This morning it emerged that four out of five English hospitals inspected by the Care Quality Commission had been given an 'inadequate' or 'requires improvement' judgement on their safety levels … Read
Immigration
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the Home Office for failing to publish evidence behind claims made by its Ministers in relation to the row over this summer's passport "backlog". … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Following David Cameron's speech to the Conservative party conference, the Labour party has accused the Prime Minister of making a "misleading reference to the Government's record on the national debt", … Read
