Andreas Schleicher, the man in charge of the global education numbers.
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The direct line between world education policy and Donald Trump looks like this.
Alright with the alt-right?
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The ‘alternative-right’ has used social media to become a hugely influential movement in global politics. Where is the left’s version?
Matching Ofsted reports to voting patterns.
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The head of Ofsted has said a sense that educational needs had been neglected fuelled the vote in favour of Brexit. Is he right?
Bags are packed, you’re ready to go.
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A fall in the number of migrants after Britain leaves the EU will be costly.
Kezia Dugdale at the IPPR on December 7.
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Why Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale’s federalist ploy is not the right way forward.
Public services are under threat from government cuts, not migration.
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When it comes to public services, it’s not just a question of demand, but also one of supply.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May can’t rely on her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and others in the Commonwealth for unfettered trade support.
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The UK political elite is overestimating the power of the Commonwealth’s brand in Africa as it seeks new partners in the wake of Brexit.
Titian’s Rape of Europa.
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In history and mythology, Europe always begins somewhere else. That should tell us something about creeping nationalism.
Alaina Buzas
The famous story of a group of schoolboys trapped on an island is more than a little reminiscent of the real world right now.
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The centenary of Natsume Soseki’s death this year is being marked by numerous events, not least his resurrection in robotic form.
A disused customs post on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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The border across the island of Ireland is to become the only direct frontier with Europe, which is a major political problem.
Australia’s major parties seem uninterested or unable to respond to a drastically transformed world.
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There has never been a time when the disconnect between political elites and the public interest was greater than it is today.
The biggest case in supreme court history.
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Explaining the key arguments in this landmark case.
The end of the line for Goldsmith.
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A tory political career ends, a Lib Dem’s begins – and Labour loses its deposit.
Constitutional conundrums.
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The court has a big constitutional decision to make in the appeal over who can trigger Article 50. But it may not be properly equipped to make it for the whole of the UK.
Towards inclusion.
Daniel M Ernst
New guidelines from Scotland’s universities association are a major step in the right direction.
Delegates in conference at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
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The misconceived perception that decisions made by a few elites are good for all could potentially foment resentment by ordinary African citizens against regionalism.
The Modi government is getting rid of RS500 and RS1,000 notes to try and combat the black market and corruption.
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Business Briefing: Former chief World Bank economist on inequality and doing away with big money
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A former chief economist to the World Bank and economic adviser to the Indian government says doing away with big currency notes is a noble idea but an ineffective tool.
If the UK is so intent on a ‘hard Brexit’, why did it just ratify a court that gives the EU jurisdiction over patent disputes?
Is it even Donald Trump? Or just a symptom of living in a post-truth world?
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Every one of us is vulnerable to thinking that the ideas we hold dear are reasoned or principled positions. But how many of our ideas are adopted and defended as part of our tribal identity?