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07May2010UK general election results in hung parliament
As predicted by many commentators the UK general election has resulted in a hung parliament. Although some constituencies are still to declare their results no one party will have more than the 326 seats required to form a majority government.
Posted by Anna Jones
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14Apr2010Liberal Democrats release election manifesto
The Liberal Democrat Party have released their 2010 General Election manifesto
Posted by George Dugdale
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13Apr2010Conservative Party launch election manifesto
The Conservative Party launch their election manifesto at Battersea power station
Posted by George Dugdale
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12Apr2010Labour manifesto launched
The Labour Party have launched their election manifesto
Posted by George Dugdale
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09Apr2010SATs tests limit children’s education, says teachers' leader
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, has said national tests for 10 and 11-year-olds, formerly known as SATs, contravene the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Posted by Anna Jones
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07Apr2010Key education reforms lost as Bill pushed through Parliament
The Government has been forced into droping a number of planned reforms to schools in order to secure the passage through Parliament of the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Posted by George Dugdale
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08Sep2009Manifesto calls for political parties to prioritise literacy
National Literacy Trust launched its Manifesto for literacy, calling for the leading political parties to make literacy a priority in the next general election.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
