The deferred promise of Islamic-world science
Ten years ago, there was excitement about the prospects for science and innovation across the Islamic world. Was this optimism misplaced?
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The Guardian view on school funding: pay fair
The worst intergenerational unfairness starts with 18-year-olds leaving school without the right qualifications through no fault of their own
Read moreHeadteachers demand more school cash in letter to Hammond
Group will march to Downing Street to deliver letter saying Tories’ national funding formula needs urgent reform
Read moreThe rise of the robots need not spell downfall for humans
We shouldn’t be afraid of the technological revolution. A politics that engages with it, rather than playing catch-up, can ensure it benefits us all
Read moreOxbridge ‘failing to address diversity’, David Lammy says
MP says universities put pressure on journalists to change stories about lack of black students getting places rather than addressing concerns
Read morePSA close to deal for General Motors’ Vauxhall and Opel brands
Sale will trigger battle between French, German and UK governments to protect car plants and jobs in their countries
Read moreVauxhall’s future in UK is secure, says business secretary
Greg Clark says General Motors has reassured him that it aims to build on success in Britain after meeting about planned Opel sell-off
Read moreCouncil admits racially discriminating against two boys over Prevent toy gun referral
Education authority agrees to pay damages after school calls police over fears two brothers could be at risk of radicalisation
Read moreA fetid cloud of acrimony hangs over Labour – this is the end
The collapse into spite and bullying is symptomatic of the party’s disaffection from its working class base
Read morePoorer children disproportionately affected by austerity measures, says UN
UN committee calls on ministers to act as it says benefit cap and tax credit cuts are undermining children’s rights to adequate standard of living
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