BIS Articles

The changes Labour made to the nation's higher education left not only world-class universities but a world-class university system. Today we have seen, clear and present, that there is a real danger the whole system is now sliding off a cliff. It is not simply the...

The belief that we should give future generations a better shot in life has always been part of British culture, yet long-term youth unemployment across the UK – including here in Crawley – remains stubbornly high. So what’s the Tory-led government doing about it?...

At a recent PM Direct at the Mercedes-Benz apprentice training academy in Milton Keynes, David Cameron answered questions on government apprenticeships policy in the round. Unfortunately for Cameron, the apprentices watching were less keen on asking questions than the...

This week’s debate was a stark reminder that practices such as blacklisting which should have no place in a modern society, continue to scar our national decency. As the Information Commissioner’s Office put it ‘the blacklist remains a black spot on the history of...