We face austerity from the government, privatisation via academies, a toxic influence on our students online, the attacks of the populist right in Trump and Farage — but we are growing, in number, in militancy — and we have shown we cannot be beaten, says NEU general secretary DANIEL KEBEDE
Israel-Gaza: we need an immediate ceasefire and proper humanitarian aid
Around the world people are calling for international law to be respected and the siege to be lifted immediately, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
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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
IT HAS BEEN terrible to witness the scenes of carnage on our TV screens, as the death toll mounts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is difficult to imagine living through it.
Of course, this is not the first time this has happened over the last 75 years. But it is quite shocking to see how many politicians refuse the calls for peace and an immediate ceasefire.
The clear implication is that they are content to see more bloodshed; that they are happier with the state of war. The voices calling for peace are being marginalised.
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Dangerous and delusional military posturing on the world stage does not serve the interests of the public among the European powers, nor the people of Ukraine, writes DIANE ABBOTT
