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
Resist this torrent of racism
Racism and xenophobia continue to permeate Tory policies, writes DIANE ABBOTT
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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
THE Tory Party is clearly in chaos, as shown at their conference. Their poll ratings do not suggest that they can easily recover the situation and win the next election. As a result, personal ambition rather than key ideological differences are creating even further divisions inside the party.
But they are all united in pursuing a vile and reactionary campaign of increased racism.
The headlong charge into the sewer is being led by the Home Secretary, who is happy to peddle complete lies in order to pursue her racist agenda and her own personal ambitions.
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