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Howard reveals “misgivings” over terror laws

Conservative leader Michael Howard today said that he had “serious misgivings” about the new anti-terror laws announced by Home Secretary Charles Clarke last week. He disagrees with the plans to permit suspected terrorists to be put under house arrest on the order of the Home Secretary because nobody should be “deprived of their liberty on… Read more »

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David Bell: rise in failing schools is primarily because standards have increased
Ofsted reveals sharp rise in failing schools

The schools’ inspectorate Ofsted has revealed a sharp rise in the number of failing schools. Ofsted’s annual report, which will be closely scrutinised by the government, opposition parties and schools themselves, found that the number of failing schools has increased over the past year. But it stopped short of condemning the government for those failures…. Read more »