General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
‘Integrity and principle before shallow opportunism’
Legendary film director Ken Loach says we need a movement for the many and eventually a new party, writes Linda Pentz Gunter

SAMANTHA MORTON grew up in care and experienced homelessness and abuse that led to drug use and crime. But at 16 her life was transformed. Today, the 47-year-old Nottingham-born actress continues to enjoy a hugely successful career in theatre, film and television.
What saved her, Morton said, when honoured with a Fellowship at the Bafta awards in February, was the work of Ken Loach.
“When I first saw Ken Loach’s Kes on a huge telly that was wheeled into my classroom, I was forever changed,” she told an audience of her peers.
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