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Alan Wells
The former director of the Basic Skills Agency has commented that Skills for Life may be a waste of time as having lower literacy levels is not that important and that SfL research results are questionable. Do we accept that the former director is convinced of this? Or do we, knowing that Labour is attempting [...]
A perk, finally!
One of our editors has been told that she is to receive a water dispenser for her staff room. Despite lacking a subsidised travel loan, a canteen, central heating, air conditioning, staff events, a private pension, private healthcare scheme or security staff, it is a tiny, very tiny, step in the right direction.
Key Worker Rip-Off
The much-heralded ‘assistance’ to public sector workers is actually no more than a great swindle as among other things 25% is taken from any increase in value. This must be the most lucrative finance deal around. Why are teachers, nurses and policemen and women being treated as common debtors and a licence to print money? [...]