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[Ruth Kelly] is full of enmity for those who "snobbishly" undervalue vocational education. But by insisting on separate structures, qualifications and assessment methods for the two streams, Kelly is behaving as the ultimate snob. Labour ministers attack those who apply different standards to academic and vocational learning; then they praise the "gold standard" of the A-level. One has to believe they do not see the hypocrisy, even though it is obvious to the rest of us.
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It is a depressing, defining moment. The rejection by Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary, of a diploma for all 14- to 19-year-olds - and her decision to keep GCSEs and A-levels - is the biggest domestic policy failure of Labour's second term...
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