Day: February 22, 2010 Articles

Political pundits had a field day when Labour announced its election campaign slogan, ‘A future fair for all’, this weekend. The blogosphere tweeted for several hours with criticisms (unpronounceable, old hat, banal) and general mickey-taking (free dodgems and whirlitzers anyone?)

Michael Cockerell’s documentary series on the great offices of state examined the history of the Foreign Office in its second programme shown last week. In it, the veteran journalist wistfully considered the faded glory of King Charles Street, the failures expressed in the grandeur of rooms like the Locarno suite which celebrate collapsed treaties and concluded it seemed to symbolise more a ‘palace of dreams’ than a powerhouse of the modern era.

Ed Balls is wrong to suggest that faith schools would still be obliged to teach a diversity of views in PSHE

Compulsory PSHE in schools is a huge step forward for progressive education. Look out for how MPs of different political colours vote in parliament tomorrow.