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Archive of SLIM Comments

There are 55 SLIM-Comments - click on the title to view content.

Edition 56 :: SLIM Budget response - 21/03/2013

Edition 55 :: Slim Comment on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. - 06/12/2012

Edition 54 :: Richards Review on Apprenticeships - 03/12/2012

Edition 53 :: SLIM response to the new 'Industrial Policy' announced by Vince Cable yesterday. - 12/09/2012

Edition 51 :: SLIM-Comment Briefing on yesterday’s Budget. - 27/03/2012

Edition 50 :: Policy Comment on Government's response to the NEET issue… - 22/02/2012

Edition 49 :: SLIM policy briefing on New Challenges, New Chances - Further Education and Skills. - 06/12/2011

Edition 48 :: SLIM response to Autumn Forecast Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP - 30/11/2011

Edition 47 :: SLIM-Comment on the New Youth Contract announcements from Government. - 29/11/2011

Edition 46 :: SLIM-Comment Briefing on the recent Government Response to the Wolf Review. - 16/05/2011

Edition 45 :: Briefing on the recent Supporting Youth Employment overview of policies, produced by Government this week. - 13/05/2011

Edition 44 :: In this SLIM Comment we review what the Budget has to say about skills and employment and review the emerging reactions to the announcements. - 25/03/2011

Edition 43 :: Vocational education for 14-19 year olds should serve the purpose of creating and maintaining opportunities for all young people - 09/03/2011

Edition 42 :: SLIM Comment on the Schools White Paper of November 2010 - The Importance of Teaching - 26/11/2010

Edition 41 :: SLIM-Comment on the Skills White Paper of November 2010 Skills for Sustainable Growth - 18/11/2010

Edition 40 :: Local growth: realising every place’s potential - 01/11/2010

Edition 39 :: SLIM-Comment on the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) - 2010 - 21/10/2010

Edition 38 :: Emergency Budget 2010 - 25/06/2010

Edition 37 :: New Government Plan - discusses the vital document from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government - The Coalition: our programme for government. - 21/05/2010

Edition 36 :: Budget and National Skills Audit - 29/03/2010

Edition 35 :: Here is the SLIM-Comment on the NEW WHITE PAPER: Building Britain's Recovery: Achieving full Employment - 17/12/2009

Edition 34 :: Skills for Growth: a national strategy for economic growth and individual prosperity - 13/11/2009

Edition 33 :: Higher Ambitions: The future of universities in a knowledge economy - 11/11/2009

Edition 32 :: New Careers Education Strategy - 11/11/2009

Edition 31 :: The general election is now only months away and the three main parties have been setting out their stalls on a host of issues around skills, employment and the labour market. - 16/10/2009

Edition 30 :: This latest edition casts its eye at the recent Government Report – Building Britain’s Future. - 02/07/2009

Edition 29 :: Examines the April 2009 recession budget. - 29/04/2009

Edition 28 :: The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children & Learning Bill 2009 - 03/04/2009

Edition 27 :: Sub National Review – the Government response - 04/12/2008

Edition 26 :: Tackling Worklessness and the Role of Local Authorities - 03/12/2008

Edition 25 :: Training and business survival during recession - 03/12/2008

Edition 24 :: The LSC Grant Letter and consequent Statement of Priorities. - 25/11/2008

Edition 23 :: Skills and Employment issues arising from yesterday’s Pre-Budget Report. - 24/11/2008

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

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

Edition 20 :: Migrant Workers - 15/09/2008

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

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

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

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

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

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" - 29/06/2007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - 01/12/2005

Edition 6 :: The Foster Review - 18/11/2005

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

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? - 13/05/2005

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

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

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


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