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16 December 2013
The vice-president of 51¸£Àû, John McCormack, died on Friday night after a short illness. The union said John was a wonderful, principled man steeped in the trade…
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23 October 2013
Too many prisoners spend too long in their cells with nothing constructive to do, warned the chief inspector of prisons today. 51¸£Àû said that a more thoughtful approach…
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21 October 2013
David Willetts's call for a 'cultural change back towards teaching' in UK universities is at odds with his government's creation of a 'funding monster' that values…
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17 October 2013
51¸£Àû today welcomed calls from Alan Milburn, Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, to help the poorest families in society. The union said the…
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17 October 2013
The role of Scotland's universities must be addressed in the run up to the independence referendum, said the 51¸£Àû today. The union today released its manifesto for…
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16 October 2013
High levels of unemployment and record levels of people in part-time work are bad news for young people, who have suffered the most when it comes to pay, said 51¸£Àû…
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16 October 2013
Young people saw their average pay reduced by nearly one-fifth between 2009 and 2012, and the gap between their wages and average pay has widened substantially,…
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16 October 2013
The haemorrhaging of part-time students from higher education must be reversed for the sake of the economy as well as individuals, says a report published today,…
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8 October 2013
England and Northern Ireland have some of the highest proportions of adults with poor numeracy and literacy skills, according to a new report released today. Across…
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3 October 2013
Tory plans to axe benefits for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) will not help combat youth inactivity, said 51¸£Àû today. Nine in 10 NEETs…
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