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Honeyball’s Weekly Round Up

Last week an article in the Guardian claimed we are witnessing a voluntary sector glass ceiling; this is despite the Sex and Power report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that suggested that 48% of chief executives are female. … Continue reading

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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up

Today’s Sunday Mirror revealed Labour Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman is hoping to change the party’s rules so that the party’s leader must always be a woman. The new rule would mean a big change to the party’s constitution and would … Continue reading

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Increased Tuition Fees mean Increased Losses for the Student Loans Company

The conservative led coalition government’s plans to raise tuition fees could see much higher losses due to EU students failing to repay loans. The current system issues loans for tuition fees and living costs.  There is additional help for those … Continue reading

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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up

I can’t, in all honesty, say  that I was shocked to read the revelation in Saturday’s Guardian that the Lib Dems had drawn up plans to drop their flagship student pledge before the general election. The revelation came in a … Continue reading

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The Cut the Student Protests forgot

Yesterday we saw violent protests against the Coalition’s enormous increase in tuition fees.  Who, I ask you, will be able to afford £9000 a year in fees alone?  Of course, the very rich – how silly of me.  The 26 … Continue reading

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