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Observations from the Hillside: Education and social mobility

A lot of it not surprisingly being linked to education ; especially the eradication of the grammar school system, and to a lesser extent the dumbing down of state education to get more people over (the greatly lowered) educational bar. …

FT.com | Brussels Blog | European news round-up: Wednesday

Finally, to Belgium, where Guy Vanhengel, the country’s new budget minister, says Belgians face a period of “austerity” owing to a projected budget deficit of €20m in 2009 (equivalent to around 7 per cent of gross domestic product). …