Archive of articles from 2011

Sketch: Far from a victory parade

Rebel fighters celebrate in Tripoli. The Commons was less animated

MPs were still woozy from their long summer holidays. Just how the PM likes 'em.

Comment: The coalition's miserable record on abortion

Darinka Aleksic is campaign co-ordinator for Abortion Rights.

Behind the scenes, women's abortion rights are being chipped away.

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David Cameron Libya statement in full

'The Libyan people have taken their country back.'

Read David Cameron's full Commons statement on Libya in full on politics.co.uk.

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Comment: The case for independent abortion counselling

Philippa Taylor is head of public policy at the Christian Medical Fellowship.

Too often vulnerable women are left on a conveyor belt toward abortion.

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NASUWT: Free schools likely to heap misery on children

NASUWT: Free schools likely to heap misery on children

Patrick Roach, deputy general secretary of the teacher's union NASUWT, brands free schools a costly and unnecessary experiment which will produce misery for children.

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NUT: Free schools will undermine communities

NUT: Free schools will undermine communities

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, says free schools lack transparency and will undermine communities.

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ATL: Free schools are undemocratic and a waste of money

ATL: Free schools are undemocratic and a waste of money

Mary Bousted, Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary, hits out at education secretary Michael Gove over 'undemocratic' free schools.

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Michael Gove: No need for free school profit at the moment

Michael Gove: No need for free school profit at the moment

Michael Gove, education secretary, aligns himself with Nick Clegg's position on free schools in an Andrew Marr Show interview.

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Nick Clegg: No profit for free schools

Nick Clegg: No profit for free schools

Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, offers reassurance that he does not support a profit motive within the school system.

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Clegg speech on free schools in full

Crucially, parents need to do their bit, supporting teachers.

Read Nick Clegg's speech on free schools and education in full on politics.co.uk.

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