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It has been an accepted principle of democracy since the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I in 1649, that Parliament supersedes rule by executive prerogative.

Misfortune and incompetence continued to dog the fleet as it progressed slowly on into the Mediterranean…

UCAS strongly backs the scheme, and recommends that students include NCS in their personal statement.

If you want to stay in or near education and get a degree eventually, now there are several viable alternatives.

The free-thinking of Creative Writing can provide a welcome relief for teenagers struggling to remember Maths formulae or the birth order of the Bennet sisters.

This year the prize went to the negotiators of a peace deal to help stop a 50 year old civil war in Colombia.

In his lifetime, long-held religious and moral values, previously considered unquestionable, were being undermined by new scientific discoveries. His poetry began to reflect these issues and question the certainties.

Today is A level results day and the first result that we have had is great news for the Oxford Open Learning office team. One of our Student Advisers, Lee Woodward has been studying English Literature A level via our distance learning course and he has been awarded a fantastic grade A. Lee studied the […]

Today’s political tensions echo those of the 19th century.

The modern Festival was developed in 1947, helped by the British Council, itself only created in 1934 to help promote international cultural relations.