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Iain Duncan Smith didn't call Mr Osborne a toffee-nosed, sneering little upstart but he did, apparently, tell him he 'wasn't going to tolerate' the way he treated his department
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Leading article: The insularity of our national curriculum
It was another record year for GCSE results, with congratulations due to all concerned. Particularly welcome was the large rise in pupils taking individual sciences. That is a highly positive sign and one which, it must be hoped, will lead to more students taking science to A-level and beyond. But there was also a black spot in these results, as there has been for several years.
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• Christina Patterson: It's time to stand up to the Treasury
IDS apparently told Mr Osborne he 'wasn't going to tolerate' the way the Chancellor treated his department
• Julie Burchill: Booze is as evil as fags
The number of teenage girls who blame drink for the loss of their virginity has doubled - but not one blamed cigarettes
• Mark Steel: If anyone is fanatic it's Sarah Palin
How far away is it permissible to be a Muslim? Maybe there should be special guidelines
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