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Newsnight Friday, 27 September, 2002, 16:36 GMT 17:36 UK
Newsnight 27 Sept
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Tomlinson

Mike Tomlinson
Nearly the final act. Tomlinson reported on the first part of the A-Level results debacle. Nobody is to blame but the Chairman of the Qualifications and Curriculum Association, Sir William Stubbs, has lost his job anyway.

So what has happened? The independent inquiry described the exam grade problem as an accident waiting to happen. We asked the government if they should have seen the warning signs earlier.


PFI
And the benefits of PFI - The Prime Minister has laid out the benefits of Public Private Partnerships in building schools, hospitals and prisons ahead of next week's party conference. But do the PPP sums add up

Plus Newsnight Review.


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"should the government have seen the warning signs earlier."
The alleged A-level grades manipulation

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