Lead story

Tax the rich for education!

by Daphne Liddle

THOUSANDS of students took to the streets of London on Wednesday to repeat the message of last year’s march against the tripling of tuition fees and the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance and the privatisation of universities

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End of Berlusconi era in Italy

by Eric J Lyman in Rome

BELEAGUERED Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to stand down after parliamentary assent to a new austerity package. Demands for his resignation had grown following a big blow in a budget vote in parliament on Tuesday when his centre-right governing coalition lost its majority.

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Editorial

Two cheers for Ed

TWO CHEERS for Ed Miliband who came out in support of the St Paul’s protesters last weekend. The Labour leader said that the protesters camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London presented a stark warning to the political classes and reflect a wider national crisis in confidence about the values of those in business and politics.

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