Blair bruised by top-up fees rebellion
Press Review 24 June 2003
Top-up fees return to haunt Blair
Press Review 23 June 2003
Charles Kennedy: Education speech in full
News Article 5 June 2003
The full text of the Liberal Democrat leader's education speech.
Kennedy attacks Labour's education plans
News Article 5 June 2003
Charles Kennedy has launched a strong attack on the government's education record.
Case for top-up fees 'is getting stronger'
News Article 21 May 2003
The latest research supports the government's case for introducing university top-up fees, the higher education minister has said.
Debt fears 'hindering government student push'
News Article 16 May 2003
Fear of debt is fuelling high drop-out rates among students from disadvantaged homes, a new report has found.
Clarke lambasts elite universities
Press Review 9 April 2003
Clarke unveils plans for access watchdog
News Article 8 April 2003
Charles Clarke has unveiled plans for the new higher education access regulator and warned universities they will have to accept more working class students.
University access plan to focus on state schools
Press Review 31 March 2003
Universities set for aptitude tests
Press Review 21 March 2003
Green urges action on university access
News Article 19 March 2003
The Conservative Party has challenged Charles Clarke to stop "unfair discrimination" in university admissions.
New row over university access plans
News Article 14 March 2003
Education ministers have forced one of their own agencies to abandon targets to boost the number of working class students in higher education.
Social class university targets rejected
Press Review 14 March 2003
University access debate 'is wrongly informed'
News Article 13 March 2003
Charles Clarke has attacked suggestions that the planned higher education access watchdog will mean an end to university admissions based on merit.
Phillips finds Bristol bias
Press Review 10 March 2003
