Chair of Founding Board of the UK University of Iraq (formerly the British University of Iraq). Former UK Ambassador. @KingsCollegeLon @warstudies alumnus
Should you be contacted by anybody claiming to represent the British University of Iraq or the UK University of Iraq, please treat with extreme caution and contact me by DM or message me on LinkedIn. 4/4
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the British University in Baghdad has nothing to do with the academic and diplomatic team leading the British University of Iraq. 1/4
In order to ensure there is no confusion going forward, we have changed the name of the British University of Iraq to the UK University of Iraq (UKUI) with immediate effect. 3/4
NEW: Jeremy Corbyn among those who've been banned from entering Israel:
1. Jeremy Corbyn MP
2. Zarah Sultana MP
3. Fahad Ansari, Director of Riverway to the Sea
4. Naz Shah MP
5. Diane Abbott MP
6. Hannah Spencer MP
7. Carla Denyer MP
8. Sian Berry MP
9. Ellie Chowns MP
10. John McDonnell MP
11. Richard Burgon MP
12. Adrian Ramsay MP
Answer: Israel will remove British representatives from the headquarters in Kiryat Gat, halt British activity training Palestinian Authority forces in Ramallah and bar 12 British officials involved in anti-Israel activity and denying Israelโs right to exist from entering Israel.
Guido Fawkes has given estimates of how much Andy Burnhamโs No10 North gimmick could cost the British taxpayer.
Roughly more than half a billion. Absolutely ludicrous.
A waste of money which could be used elsewhere to improve Britain and not for Burnhamโs convenience and ego.
Growing Up in Iraq is an initiative through which BISI is collecting reminiscences and stories about growing up, living or working in Iraq in the period up to 1990. Here's a snippet from Dr Ellen McAdam's diary.
Visit https://t.co/HOBYSOQwX9 to see more!
When VAT on private school fees was introduced, Ministers made a series of forecasts about pupil numbers, disruption, costs and school closures.
Eighteen months on, we can begin testing those forecasts against the evidence.
Today we publish:
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Testing Government Claims Against Official Data.
This report compares the forecasts used to justify the policy with the evidence now available.
The evidence does not match the outcomes Ministers told the public to expect.
Read the report:
https://t.co/vkXSpg2pLH
#EducationNotTax #SchoolFeeVAT @tes@SchoolsWeek@IndSchMan@ISM_Plus@ISC_schools