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Tuition fees are the poll tax of our generation | Tim Farron
I sympathise with the students and understand their anger. I won't vote for a rise in tuition feesI shall vote against a rise in tuition fees because I made a pledge that I would do so. Fees are the...
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The dull compulsion of student debt | Clive Stafford Smith
I know from experience in the US that heavy tuition fees push students into corporate careers, not building the 'Big Society'Some years ago, when the British government first introduced fees for...
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Tuition fee increases compared to violence by student protesters
'Damage to public property is a pittance compared to cuts people are going to experience', Cambridge protester saysCambridge students involved in the occupation of the roof of the Conservative party...
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A cautionary tale about mass demonstrations | Michele Hanson
I have been on many protests, but it hasn't done much good. And the TV reports always make a mockery of themMass student protests in town this week, but will they do any good? Fielding and I feel...
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End of the level playing fields | David Conn
Privately educated Michael Gove is scrapping a hugely successful strategy which transformed PE uptake in state schoolsOn the day of the spending review last month, Michael Gove, the education...
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Schools 'offload pupils to cut exclusions figures'
'Permanent exclusion serves no useful purpose and should be abolished', says report by thintank CivitasThousands of badly behaved pupils have been offloaded into further education colleges and other...
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Spending cuts – the fightback begins
Can this week's violent protests in Westminster simply be dismissed as the hijacking of an orderly demonstration by a 'small minory' of anarchists. Or are they a sign of things to come for an...
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No 10 hits out at lecturers who praised student protests at Tory HQ
Goldsmiths College's University and College Union congratulated staff and students who took part and said 'real violence' was the destructive impact of the government's cutsDowning Street has...
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China to send urban students into the countryside to work
Chongqing announces community service plan to 'educate' a youthful urban eliteSupporters say it will help bridge the soaring gap between village and city, giving privileged youth a taste of how others...
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Peaceful protest or direct action: where to draw the line? | David Mead
The UK's hazy laws on public order should be updated to take into account different types of political protest"Some twats have just decided to spoil it for the rest of us." Mature student Daniel...
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Cribsheet daily 12.11.10
All the latest coverage on the student protestsThere's still only one story today, and with more protests planned, students have made it clear they are in for the long haul.On 24 November widespread...
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Guardian Focus podcast: Contains material some listeners may find offensive
WARNING: this programme explores the offensive side of the English language. As a result, it contains frequent use of swearing and words to which some listeners may objectAs the British Library opens a...
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Antony Beevor in defence of history
The teaching of history provides much more than the practical skills which underpin the study of politics and society, it also gives children a vital understanding of their place in the world, argues...
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Guardian Style: not controversial, and not many exclamation marks! | Mind...
A new edition of the book that Jon Snow describes as 'in a class of its own'The new edition of Guardian Style has just been published in the UK (American readers will have to wait until 6 December),...
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Ruth Padel on Bruegel: Home is the journey
The poet considers Pieter Bruegel the Elder's evocation of the archetypal refugees in Landscape with the Flight into EgyptRuth Padel
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The coalition is making the arts more elitist
The hardest part of opposition is watching Cameron's culture vultures dismantle our attempts to make the arts inclusiveBeing in opposition takes some getting used to. As a former minister, you don't...
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Student fees protest: Man arrested over fire extinguisher thrown from roof
Student held by police after fire extinguisher narrowly missed officers during protests at Millbank TowerA man has been arrested in Cambridgeshire by police hunting for the protester at Wednesday's...
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Trade unions plan student coalition to fight public spending cuts
Big turnout at student anti-fees protest emboldens TUC leadership to plan wider campaign against government cutsTrade union leaders are planning to link up with students to launch a wider campaign...
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Revealed: Lib Dems planned before election to abandon tuition fees pledge
Exclusive: Documents show Nick Clegg's public claim was at odds with secret decision made by party in MarchThe Liberal Democrats were drawing up plans to abandon Nick Clegg's flagship policy to scrap...
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Secret documents show Liberal Democrats drew up plans to drop flagship...
New book on coalition negotiations shows contrast between private and public stances of Lib Dems on abolishing university tuition feesNick Clegg always knew that forming a coalition with the Tories...
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