Archive of SLIM Comments

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13/10/2008 - Edition 22
Prime Minister to establish National Economic Council to provide a new approach to coordinating economic policies. Plus: the New Regional Economic Council.

26/09/2008 - Edition 21
European Court of Justice rejects the first major challenge to the right of employers to make people retire at 65

15/09/2008 - Edition 20
Migrant Workers

09/04/2008 - Edition 19
Prosperous Places; taking forward the Review of Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration…

20/03/2008 - Edition 18
Raising Expectations: Machinery of Government and Sub-National Review make an impact

14/12/2007 - Edition 17
The new DWP and DIUS Report - 'Opportunity, Employment and Progression: making skills work'

10/10/2007 - Edition 16
More money for Education More emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) But no-one seems to be happy…

19/07/2007 - Edition 15
Skills accounts; Adults career service, and Real power for employers (and virtually no strings attached)

29/06/2007 - Edition 14
Brown's New Cabinet - DfES and DTI are split; New Minister for the South West; … and… "Darling – why don't you take over"

26/03/2007 - Edition 13
The Budget; and the Green Paper "Raising Expectations: Staying on in education and training post 16"

07/12/2006 - Edition 12
The Leitch Review and Pre-Budget Report

11/07/2006 - Edition 11
The Welfare Reform Bill

29/03/2006 - Edition 10
Learner-led; Employer-led; And Demand-led* (*Well DfES' anyway…)

24/03/2006 - Edition 9
New 'New Deal'; Waiting for Leitch, … and the customary surprise for DfES

08/12/2005 - Edition 8
Strong Economy High Employment, … but a Lack of Ambition

01/12/2005 - Edition 7
A New Pension Settlement for the 21st Century: The Second Report of the Pensions Commission - Mr Turner's Report; Mr Blair's Challenge; and Mr Brown's waste paper basket

18/11/2005 - Edition 6
The Foster Review

13/09/2005 - Edition 5
Regional Skills Partnerships – progress to date &
Challenges facing the regions in a new global economy

13/05/2005 - Edition 4
Labour's plans for the Skills and Education sector - Looking forwards not back
The REAL Alternative; and Are you thinking what we're thinking?

24/03/2005 - Edition 3
Gordon's Pre-Election Giveaway!
Yet another Skills White Paper

23/12/2004 - Edition 2
Gordon's Report, A Tonic for Employers, and Some strangely magnetic balls

01/11/2004 - Edition 1
Mr Tomlinson's report and the Pensions Crisis

Fall in EU migrant numbers
20/11/2008 £25 million fund for Women's Enterprise
20/11/2008