House Magazine

December 10, 2001
The House Magazine
Issue No.971 | Vol.27
December 10, 2001
Issue No.971 | Vol.27
The House Magazine
Contents
Cobbett's Corner

I warn you

Chris Moncrieff

Committee Corridor

Little common ground
Joe Kimble reports on Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth's objections to nuclear fuel production and waste storage
Joe Kimble

Commons Diary

Flying the flag
Gisela Stuart gets to grips with the problems of Europe and Birmingham
Gisela Stuart

Commons Gallery

CONSERVATIVES RAIL AT ABSENT BYERS
Trevor Mason reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Trevor Mason

Higher Education

Bringing university in reach of everyone
The government must resist the temptation to divert funds from universities to help pay for student maintenance, writes Damian Green
Damian Green

Debt deters the disadvantaged
The Liberal Democrat campaign on student funding is hitting home, writes David Rendel
David Rendel

Standards remain the priority
Lord Dearing says that the restoration of maintenance grants would ease the fears of potential students from poorer backgrounds
Lord Dearing

Creating more life chances
Higher education institutions, lead by the 'new' universities, have demonstrated that they can deliver expansion whilst maintaining standards, but extra funds are urgently required if the government's targets are to be met, says Paul Mackney
Paul Mackney

Connecting the Commons and the campus
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe introduces the new University Fellowship Programme
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe

A British Success Story
Peter Williams reports on the growth of transnational higher education
Peter Williams

Lords Diary

Preparing to face the parliamentary process
Lord Ashley of Stoke works to close the loopholes that allow the practice of disability discrimination to persist
Lord Ashley of Stoke

Lords Gallery

TERROR BILL FACES FURTHER DEFEATS
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Political Awards

Craig Hoy looks back at the previous Channel 4/House Magazine political awards, and ahead to what this year's ceremony may have in store
Craig Hoy looks back at the previous Channel 4/House Magazine political awards, and ahead to what this year's ceremony may have in store
Craig Hoy

Profile

Edward Davey talks to Daisy Sampson
Edward Davey talks to Daisy Sampson

View From The Hill

CONGRESS CONTEMPLATES WAR WITH IRAQ WHILE PURSUING LESS MISSILE DEFENCE AND MORE RELIEF
House Magazine Congressional Correspondent Bruce Carey brings the latest news from the US Congress
Bruce Carey

Week in Westminster

Time to look outwards
Peter Riddell looks at the causes and implications of last week's events surrounding the outgoing Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Peter Riddell