If the courts granted an interim order, there should be a hearing to consider whether a full order should be made.Tony Blair, in a letter to the Conservative leader, Michael Howard, said that all the experts who had reviewed the issue had concluded that there would always remain a group of suspects, however small, whom it was impossible to prosecute because of the sensitivity of the evidence against them. The report said that although Britain had "made considerable and sustained progress in key areas" there were "long running and structural" challenges for the Government including "the comparatively high proportion of adults lacking basic and/or intermediate skills".But at a press conference Mr Miliband claimed it demonstrated "how far we've come" since taking office."People are recognising that we are poised to make some quite big gains that some of those demons that confronted the Government in 1997 - demons of mass unemployment, demons of people being paid £1.50 an hour, demons of people waiting on trolleys in hospitals - these demons have been slain," he said.The Tories reacted angrily, accusing the Government of spin. "There are a number of courses out there with a strong management content, but they are few and far between. About 75 per cent of our students are from overseas, especially the Far East, and they tend to go into IT and management jobs back home."Warwick is also aiming for a large overseas market. Fees for home and overseas students are £10,900 for the one-year course and about 50 students are expected in the first year. While the fees may sound high, Currie says it is a question of investment. As one of only three five* business management schools in the country, and with an internationally renowned information systems faculty, Currie says "an MSc from Warwick makes a difference in the job market"..

Labour is embroiled in another row over spin after a minister claimed the Government had "slain the demons" confronting Britain and was in a better position than ever before to "meet the challenges of the modern world". The major benefit about the Warwick MSc, says Currie, is that its students will end up well rounded. As well as information systems skills, they will have studied courses in accounting and human resources, which means a wider range of careers are available. Graduates may then choose to go into commerce, retailing, manufacturing or public sector work.Elsewhere, Lancaster University's management school offers an MSc in IT, management and organisational change. It doesn't matter too much what your first degree is in and you don't necessarily need a computing background, because the emphasis is more on how technology is used. "Our course has always been less technical and more on the management side," says course director Jonathan Klein.

Applicants need a good 2.1 honours degree or the overseas equivalent. On the Warwick course, students study the theory and practical use of information systems, as well as learning the methods, tools and techniques for managing technology in contemporary business and not-for-profit organisations.The programme is aimed at those who are working in, or planning to work in, large IT departments, the IT industry (including e-business start-ups, outsourcing firms and technology providers) and management consultancies. After all, this is an era when just about anything can be done online - from ordering food, paying taxes or following a planning application. The idea of the Warwick course is to combine information systems skills with management skills.