We achieved most aims - Mandelson

bbc 18-JUL-10

Treasury to release breakdown of Government spending 'to remove cloak of secrecy'

24dash 04-JUN-10

Hungary frees fraud case Britons

bbc 27-FEB-10

Unveiling of Jobcentres 'shake-up'

channel4news 02-DEC-09

Rise in UK unemployment slowing

bbc 11-NOV-09

MPs to be told: Sack your wife, sell your home

thetimes 16-OCT-09

Unemployment figures: cause for hope?

channel4news 14-OCT-09

Cameron announces programme to tackle 'jobs crisis'

24dash 05-OCT-09

'Brown's a dead man walking': Labour MP's damning verdict as PM faces biggest test of his career

dailymail 28-SEP-09

Five million have never had a job under Labour - raising fears of a 'Shameless' generation of benefit addicts

dailymail 26-AUG-09

Scottish parliament to discuss Lockerbie

RTERadio 24-AUG-09

Scotland defends Megrahi's release

aljazeera 23-AUG-09

Unemployment to cost taxpayer £11bn a year Tories warn

telegraph 15-JUL-09

Just one in three children eats healthy school meals as Jamie Oliver effect fails

dailymail 09-JUL-09

MPs' expenses: Secrets of MPs bidding to lead Commons

telegraph 21-JUN-09

It's now time for a new Cabinet

thesun 06-JUN-09

Under-pressure British PM reshuffles Cabinet

cnn 05-JUN-09

Julie Kirkbride's brother spends £1,000 on electrical equipment and puts it all on her expenses

dailymail 26-MAY-09

Taxpayers 'pay for MPs tax advice'

channel4news 26-MAY-09

30,000 in crowded infant kid classes

thesun 14-MAY-09

Primary pupils 'increasingly taught in unlawfully large classes'

dailymail 13-MAY-09

A-level and GCSE exams to be scrapped in swine flu schools

thetimes 06-MAY-09

Not to be: students spurn English lit

bbc 29-APR-09

Tory plans for primaries attacked

bbc 25-APR-09

Exams head: Balls 'sexed up' evidence against me

independent 23-APR-09

Twitter to be taught to kids

thesun 25-MAR-09

Strewth! Briton Julie Dutton must take an English test to work in Australia

thetimes 17-MAR-09

Failed City staff will be offered fast-track route into teaching

dailymail 10-MAR-09

Minister turns to Confucius to raise school standards

thetimes 22-FEB-09

School revamp goal 'a challenge'

bbc 12-FEB-09

Assault on the middles classes in race for the best school places

dailymail 07-FEB-09

Eton-educated Cameron says it's 'crazy' to pay for private schools and his will be going through the state sector

dailymail 07-FEB-09

Student grant firm to be axed

bbc 19-NOV-08

Teachers' leaders claim sex lessons shift 'unnecessary'

YorkshirePost 24-OCT-08

Sex education lessons 'to be made compulsory' for primary school pupils

dailymail 23-OCT-08

GSCEs show another slight rise

bbc 16-OCT-08

Educational inequalities 'shocking'

channel4news 16-OCT-08

Parents 'aren't convinced' diplomas offer a credible alternative to A-Levels and GCSEs

dailymail 07-OCT-08

Half of maths lessons inadequate

bbc 19-SEP-08

SCHOOLS

bbc 31-AUG-08

No quick exit from GCSE challenge

bbc 18-AUG-08

ETS loses school tests contract

ft 16-AUG-08

A-level: Ambitious students choose tougher subjects

telegraph 14-AUG-08

A-level results: Record number of teenagers achieve top grades

24dash 14-AUG-08

Results show dip in English and Science Sats

channel4news 12-AUG-08

Significant drop in pupils achieving top SATs marks

sundaytimes 06-AUG-08

Disputed test results coming out

bbc 05-AUG-08

Tories attack Government scheme to keep poorest teenagers in education

24dash 04-AUG-08

Ed Balls defies Tory calls to quit over SATs fiasco

dailymail 23-JUL-08

Unruly pupils drive new teachers out of profession

thetimes 11-JUL-08

Faith schools 'are being subjected to a Government witch-hunt to win favour with the left'

dailymail 30-JUN-08

Foreign languages for seven-year-olds

telegraph 26-JUN-08

CBI attacks new diploma plans

telegraph 23-JUN-08

Grammar schools condemn thousands to failure, says Ed Balls

telegraph 19-JUN-08

Worst schools 'to improve or close'

channel4news 10-JUN-08

Most maths teachers 'not experts'

bbc 03-JUN-08

Move to bolster school governors

bbc 08-MAY-08

Schools to be judged on teenage pregnancy rates and obesity levels to improve health

dailymail 30-APR-08

More teachers, but vacancies rise

bbc 29-APR-08

Summer of discontent: As teachers strike cripples our schools, Brown is warned of further public sector walkouts

dailymail 25-APR-08

Teachers 'feel no guilt' over strike disruption as one million pupils are turned away from schools

dailymail 24-APR-08

City council workers begin strike

bbc 23-APR-08

Strike hits 1,200 schools so far

bbc 22-APR-08

Stop picking on Jewish schools, Ed Balls told over his 'cash for places' allegations

dailymail 10-APR-08

Tories to scrap school exclusion appeals

guardian 07-APR-08

Labour's 187 broken promises on playing field sales

dailymail 30-MAR-08

Large state school classes 'fuel social divide'

telegraph 24-MAR-08

Pupils aged 10 monitor teachers' skills

telegraph 23-MAR-08

Teachers threaten strike over class sizes after minister says 70 is 'perfectly acceptable'

dailymail 22-MAR-08

Teacher leader's warning on tests

bbc 20-MAR-08

Too many weak schools, says Balls

guardian 08-MAR-08

Children lose out in first schools lottery

telegraph 04-MAR-08

Fifth of parents fail to secure first choice of school

guardian 03-MAR-08

Students from every school in Britain to visit Auschwitz (AFP)

news 04-FEB-08

Quarter of rural schools in peril

telegraph 02-FEB-08

'Lotteries should be used for school selection'

telegraph 01-FEB-08

Grammar schools should be axed to end divide between rich and poor, says Government report

dailymail 31-JAN-08

Hundreds of village schools face axe

observer 27-JAN-08

Leading Article: Tough choices for all concerned

independent 24-JAN-08

Selection by lottery could be just the ticket

telegraph 18-JAN-08

Internet plagiarism among sixth-formers is 'rife'

guardian 18-JAN-08

'Impossible to have choice for all'

guardian 17-JAN-08

Geography 'needs more focus'

bbc 17-JAN-08

Tories want donation answers from Peter Hain

telegraph 13-JAN-08

Officially ranked worst school in England

telegraph 10-JAN-08

The end-of-term school report to become weekly online updates

dailymail 09-JAN-08

10-year Children's Plan pledges crackdown on 'weak teachers'

24dash 11-DEC-07

Heads lash out at the 'tyranny of testing'

telegraph 09-DEC-07

UK's education record plummets

telegraph 05-DEC-07

Lex: UK rates

ft 04-DEC-07

Private schools booming despite Labour spending billions on education

dailymail 09-NOV-07

UK state primary school classes sizes still among developed world's highest

dailymail 18-SEP-07

Cameron's radical plan to 'bus pupils out of cities'

dailymail 05-SEP-07

Cameron pledges return to 'proper' A-levels

dailymail 03-SEP-07

GCSE examiners' fears over 'violent essays'

telegraph 27-AUG-07

Another rise in top GCSE grades

bbc 24-AUG-07

Business blamed for slide in languages

ft 23-AUG-07

Tories claim GCSE grade rises are masking decline in core subjects

guardian 22-AUG-07

FTSE slumps as investors seek safety

ft 16-AUG-07

Record number of students achieve top A-level grade

guardian 16-AUG-07

A class apart

ft 16-AUG-07

Alarm at slump in 3Rs tests

thesun 15-AUG-07

Schools facing head shortage

dailyexpress 30-JUL-07

More funds urged for poor pupils

bbc 17-JUL-07

Teachers reject report's 'crisis' claims

guardian 09-JUL-07

Rise in 'short, sharp' exclusions

bbc 26-JUN-07

Call to ban all school exams for under-16s

observer 10-JUN-07

Segregation concerns over academies

ft 01-JUN-07

School place appeals up and down

bbc 24-MAY-07

Government attacked over class sizes

guardian 26-APR-07

'Tens of thousands playing truant'

itv 29-MAR-07

All bullying at school "should be recorded"

themirror 27-MAR-07

Schools allowed to ban face veils

bbc 20-MAR-07

Virgin threatens Sky while Skype founder goes mile high

register 09-MAR-07

School funding imbalance 'hurts poor pupils'

guardian 09-MAR-07

Boys trail girls in English at school

themirror 01-MAR-07

Schools told to scrap their costly outfits

observer 18-FEB-07

36,000 more teachers under Labour

ananova 11-FEB-07

Islamic school targeted in raid shut down

themirror 09-FEB-07

Schools falling down on English and maths

themirror 11-JAN-07

'Learning guide' for every child

bbc 04-JAN-07

Intelligent design theory is taught in many schools

GulfDailyNews 28-NOV-06

Four out of 10 schools are not good enough, says Ofsted

guardian 23-NOV-06

One in 10 schools 'inadequate'

guardian 22-NOV-06

Wales stars come out to stop bullies

newswales 14-NOV-06

Wales bullies beware

newswales 11-NOV-06

Minister orders GCSE exams rethink

ananova 25-OCT-06

'Nearly a million' in failing schools

itv 17-OCT-06

New truancy strategy in spotlight

bbc 21-SEP-06

Fewer pupils pass English tests

bbc 13-SEP-06

Chancellor trains his sights on Blairite outriders

guardian 29-AUG-06

Scruffy, grunting teenagers lack basic skills, say bosses

YorkshirePost 21-AUG-06

A-level grade As up again to 24%

bbc 17-AUG-06

Exam results spark debate over standards

itv 17-AUG-06

Schools 'letting down UK science'

bbc 14-AUG-06

Campaign to tackle gay bullying

bbc 04-JUL-06

Clarke falls short of landing killer punch on prime minister

ft 28-JUN-06

Banned

observer 18-JUN-06

Blair faces further rebellion over education bill

guardian 23-MAY-06

Kiyan youth charged

thesun 22-MAY-06

Johnson takes 'the rubbish' out of school meals

guardian 19-MAY-06

School Maths Teaching Not Adding Up

skynews 17-MAY-06

Red Cross unveils new disaster response

washtimes 11-APR-06

Ministers widen gangmaster licensing scheme

guardian 13-MAR-06

Body In Park Is Schoolboy's - Police Full Story

skynews 03-MAR-06

Foot and mouth efforts 'failed'

bbc 18-FEB-06

Global wetland crisis

RSS 02-FEB-06

Government cash freeze blow for national park authorities

YorkshirePost 24-JAN-06

Grey squirrels face massive cull

bbc 22-JAN-06

Police take Brother 'gorilla' fur

bbc 19-JAN-06

Sharks, warblers, deer on endangered list

RSS 25-NOV-05

Bush calls on China to improve freedom

ft 22-NOV-05

Experts: Pandemic fears premature

cnn 21-NOV-05

UK vigil for deported Malawians

bbc 26-AUG-05

Online trade 'threatens wildlife'

RSS 16-AUG-05

Blair To Face Party Critics

skynews 10-MAY-05

Reshuffle in full

thetimes 10-MAY-05

Sacking call over doctored photo

bbc 12-APR-05

Still a lot more to do, says Blair

PressAssoc 05-APR-05

[writes:]: I am campaigning to protect all of the measures the government has introduced to help older people, such as the winter fuel payment, free TV licences and free bus travel. All of our progress could be at risk if we get a Tory government. Pensioners are right to be worried.

channel4news 24-APR-10

[responded:]: It is useful to get that consumer feedback and we've produced things like a consumer charter in order to try and drive more responsiveness to our customers through the Jobcentre Plus system.

bbc 23-MAR-10

[said:]: The facts show that the fall in employment for older workers has been lower than other age groups.

icWales 17-MAR-10

[said:]: While it's good news that the number of young people claiming unemployment benefit has fallen for the fourth month in a row, there is no let-up in our investment to ensure every young jobseeker gets the chance to find work and make a future for themselves.

24dash 17-MAR-10

[also said that:]: no IT projects have been cancelled prior to completion by the department and its agencies in the last 12 months,

register 16-MAR-10

[-also said that]: Every project is subject to continuous rigorous scrutiny to ensure it fits with departmental strategy and delivers value for money.

register 16-MAR-10

[said:]: The facts show that the fall in employment for older workers has been lower than other age groups. However, we are clear that everyone who loses their job must be helped to find another.

channel4news 16-MAR-10

[said:]: In this digital age, being online is not a luxury, it is a basic right.

bbc 10-MAR-10

[said:]: In this digital age being online is not a luxury, it is a basic right. Evidence shows that access to the internet improves exam grades, earning potential and can save up to £600 on family bills.

ukgovpublic 10-MAR-10

[said:]: Drug addiction has a devastating impact on individuals, their families and wider society - doing nothing is not an option.

24dash 04-MAR-10

[said:]: As Barnsley's experience proves, there's a lot we've already achieved in making sure this recession hasn't had the same impact as those in the 80s and 90s.

YorkshirePost 03-MAR-10

[said:]: It’s good news that despite the worst recession since the 1930s we have helped half a million people back to work through Jobcentre Plus’ flagship Local Employment Partnership scheme.

ukgovpublic 17-FEB-10

[added:]: It's good news that, despite the worst recession since the 1930s, we have helped half a million people back to work through Jobcentre Plus

dailymail 17-FEB-10

[said:]: It's good news that, despite the worst recession since the 1930s, we have helped half a million people back to work through Jobcentre Plus' flagship Local Employment Partnership scheme.

independent 17-FEB-10

[said:]: It’s good news that, despite the worst recession since the 1930s, we have helped half a million people back to work through Jobcentre Plus’ flagship Local Employment Partnership scheme.

icWales 17-FEB-10

[said:]: The fact that unemployment is around half a million less than was expected at this time is a tribute to employers, staff and Government working together to prevent long term unemployment.

24dash 17-FEB-10

[said:]: This is utter hypocrisy from the Tories. They accuse Jobcentres of being unprepared while at the same time opposing the extra 5 billion of we have invested in them.

telegraph 16-FEB-10

[said:]: We are investing £5billion to help people into jobs - opposed by the Tories. There are 450,000 fewer people currently unemployed than predicted in last year's budget and 70 per cent of people leave unemployment benefit within six months.

dailymail 15-FEB-10

[said:]: We are investing 5 billion to help people into jobs - opposed by the Tories. There are 450,000 fewer people currently unemployed than predicted in last year's budget and 70% of people leave unemployment benefit within six months.

24dash 15-FEB-10

[said:]: I agree with the Prince's Trust that we must ensure our young people have all the help necessary to get into work.

belfasttelegraph 08-FEB-10

[said:]: We know from past recessions that long-term youth unemployment is particularly damaging. This is why we have introduced an unprecedented guarantee of an offer of a job, training or work experience for every young person who spends six months or more unemployed and on benefits.

icWales 08-FEB-10

[said:]: The Government is determined that unlike other recessions, this time young people will not lose out.

24dash 08-FEB-10

[ said]: The most significant change apart from that is to bring together the ­benefits and the job search, and saying it is a system where you get something for something,

guardian 31-JAN-10

[commented:]: Every job loss is a tragedy. We have invested 5 billion to find people jobs in this recession - which the Tories opposed. What the figures in the report highlight is that thousands of people have found work very quickly through jobcentres, with 70% of people leaving unemployment benefit within six months.

belfasttelegraph 25-JAN-10

[said:]: What the figures in the report highlight is that thousands have found work very quickly through Jobcentres, with 70 per cent of people leaving unemployment benefit within six months. 'As a result there are 450,000 fewer people currently unemployed than predicted in the last budget.

dailymail 25-JAN-10

[said:]: These figures show the largest number of people coming off unemployment benefit for 15 years, which is a sign that our 5 billion investment to get people back to work is having an impact.

24dash 20-JAN-10

[said:]: The ethnic minority employment rate gap has been closing steadily over the past 10 years and has remained constant during this recession.

24dash 20-JAN-10

[said:]: These figures show the largest number of people coming off unemployment benefit for 15 years, which is a sign that our £5 billion investment to get people back to work is having an impact.

dailymail 20-JAN-10

[said:]: The Tories have come up with not one policy to create jobs and George Osborne's policies could double unemployment according to independent economists.

guardian 29-DEC-09

[ says]: More bids are coming in all the time,

guardian 29-DEC-09

[said:]: Today I am pleased to announce that a further 2,800 jobs will be created for unemployed young people - including youth workers, events managers, IT repairers, medical laboratory assistants and energy specialists. This brings the total number of Future Jobs Fund jobs created so far to 98,000.

ukgovpublic 16-DEC-09

[said:]: I am delighted that more than 600 of the 2800 jobs announced today are in the cultural, creative and sport sectors - this brings the total number of Future Jobs Fund jobs created so far to 98,000.

ukgovpublic 16-DEC-09

[added:]: You could log on to a Jobcentre Plus group and chat online to people in your area who are looking for work – these groups would be self-defining but could, for example, be groups of mums and dads returning to work, people looking for a job after being off sick, people looking for part-time work – however customers defined themselves – but crucially allowing them mutual support.

register 02-DEC-09

[said:]: We are giving everyone the support they need to find work, and programmes like Premier League into Work will help us reach that goal. The project uses football coaching and wider training courses to develop skills and boost confidence which are vital to help people prepare for the workplace.

ukgovpublic 01-DEC-09

[said:]: The benefits a family receive are entirely dependent on their individual circumstances.

thesun 13-NOV-09

[said:]: This re-naming is something we believe is right to do...it is an important measure which will enable the Government to continue...to help pensioners receive the help we have put in place and to which they are entitled to.

24dash 11-NOV-09

[said:]: When faced with the worst global recession since the 1930s, we made a decision to give jobseekers the support they need, investing 5 billion since last November in creating jobs, bringing in frontline advisers to Jobcentre Plus and expanding training and apprenticeships.

independent 11-NOV-09

[said:]: When faced with the worst global recession since the 1930s we made a decision to give jobseekers the support they need, investing 5bn since last November in creating jobs, bringing in front line advisers to Jobcentre Plus and expanding training and apprenticeships.

24dash 11-NOV-09

[said:]: When faced with the worst global recession since the 1930s we made a decision to give jobseekers the support they need, investing £5bn since last November in creating jobs, bringing in front line advisers to Jobcentre Plus and expanding training and apprenticeships.

ukgovpublic 11-NOV-09

[said:]: When faced with the worst global recession since the 1930s, we made a decision to give jobseekers the support they need, investing £5 billion since last November in creating jobs, bringing in frontline advisers to Jobcentre Plus and expanding training and apprenticeships.

YorkshirePost 11-NOV-09

[said:]: Families with children face all kinds of extra costs and I think it is therefore right that we do all we can to help households across the country - especially those on modest incomes.

telegraph 22-OCT-09

[said:]: This research clearly shows that some employers are discriminating when it comes to choosing staff. This has no place in a modern society.

icWales 21-OCT-09

[said:]: This research clearly shows that some employers are discriminating when it comes to choosing staff. This has no place in a modern society and racial discrimination cannot be allowed to continue.

TheScotsman 20-OCT-09

[said:]: This research clearly shows that some employers are discriminating when it comes to choosing staff. This has no place in a modern society and racial discrimination cannot be allowed to continue. 'We introduced laws to stop discrimination at work and strengthened them in 2000. We also introduced new diversity and equality requirements in DWP contracts with suppliers. 'Employees can use the Race Relations Act to take employers to a tribunal if they are being treated unfairly and they will also get support and

dailymail 19-OCT-09

[-said]: This uncovers the shocking scale of it.

islamonline 18-OCT-09

[said:]: I am pleased to announce another 5,000 jobs, created through the Future Jobs Fund, taking the total to almost 60,000 so far.

24dash 14-OCT-09

[said:]: We know times are still tough which is why we are creating jobs and opportunities to make sure every young person who needs our help can get the support they need to find work.

24dash 13-OCT-09

[-said]: We do believe savings can be made in the longer term and these are factored into Treasury plans. But this is not a quick fix,

guardian 05-OCT-09

[said:]: That’s one of the real differences we’ve seen in this recession in comparison with earlier ones.

icWales 24-SEP-09

[saying:]: Unemployment is likely to keep increasing even once the economy starts growing again.

independent 20-SEP-09

[said:]: Iain Duncan Smith provides an exaggerated political analysis that paints the picture wrongly of a failing benefits and tax system. The truth is that the vast majority of people are better off in work, thanks to the reforms we have made.

independent 17-SEP-09

[ said]: I would predict that would continue for some months yet, in common with the orthodox view that as we have just got the first, perhaps fragile, signs of recovery, growth in jobs follows on some way behind,

YorkshirePost 17-SEP-09

[said:]: Where on earth does Iain Duncan Smith get the billions of pounds for this when David Cameron wants to cut billions in public spending right now?

independent 16-SEP-09

[-said]: We know things will still be tough for some time and unemployment is likely to keep increasing, even once the economy starts growing again - that's why it's critical that we continue investing in people's future and don't just abandon them,

earthtimes 16-SEP-09

[said:]: Jobcentre Plus work very closely with employers, including over 380,000 from small businesses.

24dash 15-SEP-09

[said:]: There are thousands of highly talented individuals in this country who are considering their next move, who want to do something challenging, rewarding, that is highly respected and where good people have great prospects.

independent 13-SEP-09

[said:]: At the end of 2008, the proportion of young people aged 16 to 18 who were participating in education or training reached 79.7 per cent - 1.61 million - the highest ever rate.

telegraph 08-SEP-09

[said:]: This is utter hypocrisy from the Tories who abandoned people in every recession and deliberately pushed unemployed people on to sickness benefits.

24dash 27-AUG-09

[said:]: Families across the UK are being hit by the worldwide recession and that's why we are investing an extra 5 billion to help get people back into work.

telegraph 27-AUG-09

[insisted:]: Families across the UK are being hit by the worldwide recession and that's why we are investing an extra £5billion to help get people back into work.

thesun 27-AUG-09

[added:]: This is two-faced nonsense from the Tory party who deliberately pushed people on to sickness benefit and on to long term worklessness in the '80s and '90s, and are now opposing our investment and reforms that are getting people back into work.

telegraph 26-AUG-09

[said:]: I hope that there is no fall-out from this for Scotland, and I hope that there is no fall-out from this for the UK in terms or our relationship with the US which is a key relationship for us.

YorkshirePost 24-AUG-09

[said:]: I hope there is no fall-out in terms of our relationship with the US.

thesun 24-AUG-09

[ noted]: The response to Dum Dums was wonderful,

earthtimes 20-AUG-09

[said:]: There are thousands of highly talented individuals in this country who are considering their next move, who want to do something challenging, rewarding, that is highly respected and where good people have great prospects. 'My message to them is to see what they can offer teaching and what teaching can offer them.

dailymail 10-AUG-09