Tories fear 'exams apartheid'
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State schools must be able to offer the same exams as the private sector to halt a gulf in standards, the Tories say.
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Mike Baker questions the obsession with comparing exam results with those of yesteryear when there are other issues at stake.
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Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu warns that "dehumanising" poverty could threaten South Africa.
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Britain's main opposition party is stoking a heated debate on immigration ahead of the expected May general election, by promising to test people seeking to live in the country for HIV and other diseases.
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The Tories should "unveil the party's soul" rather than make "vacuous" reforms, former deputy leader Michael Ancram warns.
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South Africa faced deep  uncertainty on Wednesday after the greatest political shake-up  since the end of apartheid set populist Jacob Zuma on the road  to the state presidency.
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A Tory government would take tough action on crime and introduce random drug-testing in schools, shadow home secretary David Davis will say.
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The government is planning to announce an election pledge on immigration to hit back at the Conservatives.
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A key moderniser in the main opposition Conservative Party outlined a new wave of thinking Wednesday on Europe, a running sore for the Tories since ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher's time.
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A high failure rate among migrants sitting a citizenship exam introduced by Australia's former conservative government has prompted a re-think of the controversial test, criticized by some as racist.
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Â· Statement of support for London incumbent  Â· Rival Johnson criticises 'divide and rule' politics
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The South African president's friends fear the writing is on the wall, writes Chris McGreal in Polokwane
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One of the most popular politicians in the Netherlands said yesterday his country&#39;s democracy is under threat and called for rejecting immigration from non-Western nations in
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The government is facing widespread opposition over controversial plans to bar juries from some inquests.
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A Tory government would get tough on crime and introduce random drug-testing in schools, shadow home secretary David Davis will say.
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Tory leader accused of ignoring bread-and-butter issues as he sets off on two-day visit to Rwanda.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened Thursday to boycott a summit of European Union and African leaders later this year if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attended.