The two aspirations of increasing classical courses and modernising assessment methods may seem incompatible at first sight. On closer examination, however, they may not only work in harmony but actually foster positive outcomes, writes Therese Wallin.
In the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal, some commentators, including Neil Kinnock, have suggested that now is the time for regulation of the press on a par with TV broadcasters. Besides the dangerous implications for free speech such proposals have, they are fighting what is already the last battle. The mainstream press is at… [Read More]
Businesses throughout Europe could see the EU seize control of their recruitment policy and transform the composition of their boards, under new plans to promote gender equality. Whilst the underlying aim is undoubtedly laudable, the plans will inevitably prove controversial at state level, and risk skewing recruitment away from merit-based selection.
One of the more interesting changes resulting from the financial crash and ensuing recession could be the way in which financiers seek to analyse future market movements: it could be a case of out with the economists and in with the politicians.
This month BDRC Continental, a market research firm, released its SME Finance Monitor, an independent survey of SME financing commissioned by the Business Finance Taskforce. The taskforce is composed of CEOs and senior representatives from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Standard Chartered. With the survey indicating that 59 per… [Read More]
EU member states are pushing forward with a decision which could reduce transparency at the EU level, writes Lucy Hatton. A recent ruling by the General Court of the EU, which would enhance the transparency of the deliberations in the Council of the EU, is set to be appealed against by a majority of EU… [Read More]
In light of the increasingly evident disparity between standards of criminal justice in EU member states, the European Commission has launched a consultation on pre-trial detention and extradition. This Green Paper should be welcomed as a recognition of “the scandal of excessive and unjustified pre-trial detention in Europe”, and the need to impose more rigorous… [Read More]
Turkey’s bloodless civil war is between pious Muslims who want the public space to be dominated by their interpretation of religion, and less dogmatic Muslims who believe in the strict separation of state and mosque (Burak Bekdil, Hurriyet June 7 2011) Europe can be seen as bracketed by Turkey to the south-east and Great Britain… [Read More]
The Prime Minister is a well-known proponent of family life: a conviction he has now employed to encourage the British public to stigmatise non-present fathers, Therese Wallin.
After ten months in barbaric captivity, and a further three years in legal limbo, Andrew Symeou has been acquitted of manslaughter and can return to the UK. His story must serve as evidence of the worst excesses of the European Arrest Warrant, and be used as a platform to achieve long-overdue and far-reaching change.