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Review grasps nettle of university funding
Lord Mandelson will on Monday launch a contentious review into university funding with a wide-ranging remit covering ‘soft loans’ to students as well as whether to raise top-up fees
New MP expenses watchdog plans review
The body will launch a further review into Commons allowances rather than simply implementing the austere recommendations of the Kelly inquiry, raising the prospect of a reprieve for MPs
Brown attacked by ex-defence chiefs
The UK prime minister has been attacked by three former chiefs of the defence staff for his conduct over the Afghan war, with the trio all calling for ‘clear direction’ over policy
EU jobs stakes to dominate Berlin gala
European Union leaders will discuss the bloc’s full-time president and foreign policy chief on Monday when they meet in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Brown seeks to rally public over Afghan war
Gordon Brown warned Hamid Karzai, the newly reappointed Afghan president, that he must meet five key tests over the next few months if he is to guarantee an effective partnership between his government and Nato over Afghanistan’s future
Analysis: Boffins at bay
Outraged at the abrupt sacking of the UK’s chief drugs adviser, experts say their independence is under political attack – but overall scientists are increasingly involved in decision-making
Editorial: An unpopular war
This week marks the lowest point yet in Britain’s Afghan campaign. The true test of leadership is to rally the nation at a moment like this. Somehow, Gordon Brown must find a way to do so
Scientific advisers call for autonomy
Leading current and former scientific advisers called in a document submitted to Gordon Brown for the freedom to debate publicly and operate without political interference
Ukip member guilty of expenses racket
Tom Wise, the former UK Independence party MEP, admits to false accounting in respect of a monthly £3,000 secretarial assistance allowance in a case that tarnishes his party’s expenses stance
Watchdog urges tougher fines for polluters
The Environment Agency says courts in England and Wales should take a harsher line in sentencing companies responsible for serious pollution incidents in order to provide a greater deterrent
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