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Job cuts warning at Britain's universities
Uni union’s anger at HE cuts

Up to 15,000 jobs are at risk as a result of the government’s attack on higher education funding, a union has warned. The warning came as the number of university applications for the 2010/11 year jumped by over 100,000 on last year. Skills secretary Peter Mandelson had previously announced plans to cut funding by £135… Read more »

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Labour appears to have consolidated its poll gains
‘Poll of polls’ troubles Conservatives

By politics.co.uk staff A ‘poll of polls’ has confirmed the Conservatives are down to a single-digit lead, leading to concerns in the Tory high command. The ‘poll of polls’ by the Independent, which weighs up the average of the polls conducted by ComRes, ICM, YouGov, Populus and Ipsos Mori, gave the Tories a nine-point lead…. Read more »