For~The~Floods

‘Nick Clegg has said he is “really sad”’ [2012]

'New graduates will have to work until 71 before qualifying for state pension : Chancellor's decision to link pension age and longevity means young people will have to work longer before they can retire' [Guardian] »

'David Cameron unveils plan to sell off the roads' [Guardian] »

'Minimum wage frozen for under-21s' [Guardian] »

'Cambridge student gets seven-term ban for poetic protest at Willetts speech' [Guardian] »

'Azhar Ahmed – charged with treason over Facebook comments?' [Guardian] »

'Public servants in poorer regions to get lower pay' [Guardian »

'George Osborne poised to slash top tax rate from 50p to 40p' [Guardian] »

'Tesco asks government to change flagship jobless scheme : Work experience programme must be voluntary, says major employer amid complaints it is profiting from forced labour' [Guardian] »

'State schools hover on the brink of huge private sector revolution' [Guardian] »

'David Cameron says the UK is a Christian country' [BBC] »

'UK on the brink of double-dip recession, warns OECD' [Guardian] »

'Women victims of domestic violence to lose out in legal aid reforms : Charities are attacking the government's decision to effectively change the definition of domestic violence' [Guardian] »

'UK university applicants drop by 12% before tuition fee rise : Ucas reveals 52,321 UK-born students have applied for university next year, when fees will rise to up to £9,000 a year' [Guardian] »

‘The figures suggest more women than men have been put off from applying to university. Some 10.5% fewer women have applied this year, and 7% fewer men.’

‘Mature students appear to have been particularly deterred by the higher fees, the figures show. The number of applicants aged 40 or older has fallen by 27.8%, and among those aged between 30 and 39 the number has dropped by 22.7%.’

‘The number of applicants from within the UK has fallen by 11.9%, and from in the EU by 9.3%, but the number from outside the EU has grown by 8.8%.’

‘The number of applicants in England has fallen by 12.1%, in Northern Ireland by 13%, in Scotland by 11.8% and in Wales by 8.3%. Numbers of applicants from the east Midlands (down 20%), Yorkshire (17.3%) and the north-east (14.7%) have fallen furthest, the figures show. London (down 9.1%) and the south-east (8.1%) have been less affected.’