A further 102 free schools have been approved to open in England from next year, The Independent reports. The announcement, made by Prime Minister David Cameron, attracted criticism from the National Union of Teachers, which decribed the government's actions as a “systematic dismantling of the English education system”.
Richard Branson's Virgin Care looks on course to win the lucrative contract to run NHS and social care services for children and young people in Devon, after being named preferred bidder for the £130m contract, The Guardian says. The deal, which starts from March 2013, will run for three years, but critics say it heralds the breakup of the NHS.
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