Tom Bewick Articles

Something very special happened on election night in Brighton and Hove – one of Britain’s most creative and staunchly independent minded cities. As our worst fears came to be realised – following that night’s shocking exit poll – Hove bucked the national trend and...

The London borough of Haringey and Brighton and Hove city have similar-sized populations – 260,000-300,000. They attract a lot of people who have not necessarily been brought up locally, who move in and enjoy the diverse and cosmopolitan way of life. While distinct...

Ed Miliband’s announcement committing a future Labour government to cutting university tuition fees by a third is a game changer in this election. Vice-chancellors will no doubt shout loudly about a funding shortfall. Yet they personally have been cocooned from the...

The coalition government’s own domestic research paints a damming picture of the performance of apprenticeships in England since 2010. The hard facts confirm what many independent experts have been saying for some time, much of the hype around England’s apprenticeship...