How the Conservatives outsourced the blame for public scandals
The A-level and Covid-19 crises show how irresponsibility is an inherent part of the neoliberal governance system.
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First thoughts: The truth about A-levels, and how newspapers have survived the pandemic
The UK has an over-elaborate system for allocating university places – perhaps the government will seize the opportunity to design a…
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Kate Clanchy diary: Oxford in the exam storm, and summer evenings down by the Thames
A magical looking-glass in the middle of our city separates a racially mixed, socially deprived town from a turreted village of…
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How the exams fiasco revealed a cold truth about life after coronavirus
There will be no return to “normal” in 2021, even if an unexpectedly rapid medical advance allows the world to subdue coronavirus.
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Two government U-turns have placed many of Britain’s universities on life support
Universities used to attracting students who have missed their first-choice face new financial woes after the exams U-turn.
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Westminster’s U-turn over exam grades is a case study in how not to use algorithms
With no actual data, the government fell foul of the “garbage in, garbage out” problem.
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The A-level fiasco shows why Boris Johnson is profoundly unfit to be Prime Minister
It is becoming daily more apparent that Johnson is weak, lazy, disorganised – and out of his depth.
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The A-level debacle shows why coursework and AS-levels should never have been scrapped
The all-or-nothing education system introduced by Michael Gove was always bound to fail at some point.
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