We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Gesture politics doesn’t save women’s lives
LYNNE WALSH is unimpressed by the latest wazzackry from the government
Enough campaign video
In a revealing speech, Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy behind the tariff policy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony, reports MARC VANDEPITTE
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
As Labour mimics Tory welfare cuts while ignoring crumbling schools, educators must collectively resist the government's priorities and fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children, writes NEU president SARAH KILPATRICK
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
THERE has been quite a flurry of government schemes recently, all claiming to tackle the evil of violence against women and girls.
Some offer a glimmer of hope, most move me to despair. The past week’s “Enough” campaign launched by the rarely sincere Priti Patel turned the air blue in our house.
This continual stream of initiatives calls to mind a cartoon where a body lies unconscious on the pavement, a crowd gathering around, with a lone homeopath elbowing to the front, shouting: “Let me through; I have arnica — and rosemary!”
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