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James Purnell, former work and pensions secretary
Purnell: Make me look like an idiot

By politics.co.uk staff James Purnell has admitted he wants to be proved wrong about Gordon Brown’s capacity as prime minister, and hopes a Labour victory will make him look “an absolute idiot”. In a series of media interviews capped off with an appearance on Newsnight last night, the former work and pensions secretary looked back… Read more »

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The legal profession is particularly closed off, the report found
Professions ‘closed off’ as social mobility plummets

By politics.co.uk staff Top professions such as law have been closed off to children from working and middle class families as social mobility in the UK plummets, a new report has found. The report, led by former Blairite minister Alan Milburn, found that professions such as law, medicine and journalism were becoming increasingly closed off…. Read more »