Ruskin College joins University of West London after cash crisis

A college with a proud trade union history is to become part of a London university after experiencing ¡°financial challenges¡±.

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Former Labour prime minister Clement Attlee taught at Ruskin, while former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott and ex-MP Dennis Skinner are among its alumni.

In recent years, Ruskin has faced ¡°financial challenges¡±, UWL said, putting its future in doubt. There had been suggestions that it could join a consortium of local colleges, but UWL said it had been approached to take over 바카라사이트 institution and had agreed.

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