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The article focuses on the challenges being faced by the British government in adult education. Adult education colleges are reducing the number of their offers for adults due to financial problems. Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education Bill Rammell claims that most colleges have received additional funding resources. The government should prioritise the improvement of basic skills. A report on the future of further education by Sir Andrew Foster calls for the implementation of a qualification system in response to the issue. INSET: Two cheers for Foster.