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Beckham worth more than Bear Stearns

If you want to get a handle on just how cheaply Bear Stearns was sold, consider this,  David Beckham’s contract with the LA Galaxy is worth more than what JP Morgan paid for ailing investment banker. JP Morgan has already realised one big advantage from its purchase: its moving into  the Madison Avenue HQ of Bear Stearns.

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Labour’s axing of Latin lessons is an act of cultural vandalism

The Labour government seems determined to undermine excellence in schools. The Department for Education has announced that from February it will be terminating its Latin Excellence Programme, which taught Latin to over 5,000 pupils, as part of a cost-saving measure. The cutback comes a month after a review suggested ‘middle-class bias’ should be removed from the curriculum

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