Rhetoric around this new technology has been unusually level-headed. For once, that might be a bad idea

While in 2010 the coalition agreement focused on the grim work of cutting the deficit, it may just be that in May compromise will be motivated by reducing inequality

Undergraduate fees aren't the most important issue, and Labour hasn't yet offered much for part timers and postgraduates

A recent audit of the Department for Education exposes woolly thinking in the civil service

Now that the major parties believe "there is no money," they will have to come up with ways to help families provide vital services

The government needs to lay out how it plans to save money through making departments more efficient

This week's agreement looks set to help the SNP out play Team Westminster

The debate next week will be dominated by economic forecasts, but here are some crucial other points to look out for

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Charities and political parties are preventing hard questions from being asked