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Smash the pay freeze and deliver for education workers
Teacher and NEU rep ROBERT POOLE looks at Westminster’s promises for education and comes to the conclusion that if there is hope it lies with the union
STATING THE OBVIOUS: Principle Matt Jones (centre) with students at Ark Globe Academy in London, as they receive their A-Level results in August 10, 2021; a student with a placard that says it all
Following the historic ban on companies profiting from children’s care, Unison Cymru calls for transparency in implementing the changes and extending the reform to create a truly national, profit-free care service, says MARK TURNER
The left must confront both far-right bigotry and the undeniable problems the exploitation of migrant workers by the ruling class creates — but there are few lessons from the global left on how to strike this balance, laments NICK WRIGHT
STEPHAN BLUM presents the evidence that wine was enjoyed by common folk, independent of upper-class celebrations and religious rituals
The series unveils uncomfortable truths about youth alienation and online radicalisation — but the real crisis lies in austerity and the absence of class consciousness in addressing young people’s disillusionment, says teacher ROBERT POOLE
Our delegation found a small but brave and bold socialist nation that has withstood imperialist machinations and poisonous slander to make impressive leaps in healthcare and women’s rights, reports VETERANS FOR PEACE
Born from my communist social worker mother’s efforts to bridge healthcare gaps, Labour’s push for home-based care now risks becoming another avenue for the US corporate takeover of the NHS, writes RICHARD CLARKE
THE Labour roadshow rolled into Brighton last week. Although you might have been forgiven for thinking it was the Antiques Roadshow going by the speeches from the Parliamentary Labour Party — with fine slogans from the Blair era being wheeled out, such as “tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” and “education, education, education.”
The leadership and shadow cabinet are trying their best to cosplay as friends of the working class while at the same time watering down or downright blocking any socialist motions, wooing businesses and attacking what is left of the left in the party.
But what are the Labour Party’s plans for education, I hear you cry. You may have missed the party’s announcements mainly because they were just fairly ordinary.
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