Anthony Heath|Alice Sullivan|Vikki Boliver|Anna Zimdars
Education under New Labour, 1997-2010
article reviews evidence new labours educational achievements focuses aspects policy labour highlighted manifestos raising educational standards major issue particularly issue standards methodological weaknesses statistics used firm conclusion drawn whether standards rose probably merely kept pace countries however labour clearly put resources education previous conservative administrations done also evidence increased participation postcompulsory 1618 education labour policies probably contributed towards also evidence narrowing inequalities achievement end compulsory schooling conversely introduction fees higher education appear made inequalities worse balance education represents modest success new labour although biggest story really overclaiming sides respective successes failures poor quality lack commensurability time statistical data