Independence foray
One person for whom such tactics are likely to be unnecessary is LSE academic Alan Sked, leader of the UK Independence Party. Somewhat upstaged by the Jimmy-come-latelies of the Referendum Party, the...
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Ever-so flexible friend
Alan Howarth is a mere beginner in the party flexibility stakes compared to alumnus to be proud of No 99. Old fans of junior minister John Horam can hardly have been surprised that he was the...
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Hot house flowers long since wilted
WHERE SUSSEX University was once a hot house of political activism, many of its students today admit to little more than political cynicism. "In our house we are displaying a Labour poster," said one...
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The moribund majority rule
Students have the voting clout to decide the winner of some marginal seats but it seems that their apathy could result in them wasting the opportunity. THES reporters profile seven hotspots. THE...
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Socratic debate spiced with traditional mud slinging
A SUCCESSION of elderly women unchained their front doors and confirmed support for Ian Gibson, Labour candidate for marginal Norwich North as he toured a council sheltered housing estate. "It's time...
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Apathy spoils Forsyth saga
AS YOU emerge from Stirling railway station, every lamppost is festooned with placards promoting Scotland's four main political parties. Two miles away, in Stirling University, the noticeboards are...
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The constituency of silence
STUDENTS comprise between 15 and 20 per cent of the electorate in Conservative held Leeds North West. The constituency includes Headingley, famed for its rugby league and cricket grounds, where...
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Foster faces tactical legacy
CAMPAIGN stickers for the Liberal Democrat candidate in Bath proclaim "Carry on Don". The problem is that Don Foster, the MP and party education spokesman, may not be allowed to carry on. His...
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Beer and skittles beats the ballot box
AT ONE time, Plymouth probably had the closest thing to a command economy west of Berlin with one in three people making a living directly or indirectly from the defence industry. But with the end of...
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Rabbi attacks Catholic schools
THE CHANCELLOR of the University of Ulster is at the centre of a public row over the province's religiously divided education system. The university moved to isolate Rabbi Julia Neuberger after she...
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Derby to pioneer FE merger
DERBY University and two neighbouring colleges look set to become the United Kingdom's first fully merged higher and further education institution. Proposals have been lodged with the Further and...
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Axe threat outrages Notts staff
SENIOR academics at the University of Nottingham have spoken out for the first time against the regime which is seeking to identify and then axe 50 alleged under- performers by September. A group in...
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Lecturers threaten further strikes
LECTURERS at Middlesex University are planning further industrial action in protest at plans to close highly regarded design courses and axe 22 jobs. Natfhe members are threatening to step up action...
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Brahms strikes a wrong chord for 100 years
Musicians have been playing the work of Brahms riddled with errors for a century because the composer and his Leipzig printers did not do their proof-reading carefully enough. Robert Pascall of...
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Genetic techniques get seal of approval
Scientists are using new genetic techniques to identify the sex and species of a seal from its droppings in an attempt to find out which seals are eating commercially-important fish. Half the world...