Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
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Teachers’ pay rise offer adds insult to injury
Report after report, including one from Parliament’s education select committee, has warned the government of the dire situation in schools, but to no avail. ROBERT POOLE believes canvassing for broad support for strike action is now required
Teachers demand fair pay
Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
DIANE ABBOTT debunks claims made politicians drumming up support for an enhanced militarisation of the British economy
The Morning Star’s AGM tour comes at a critical moment for both the British left and the newspaper itself, as it battles political fragmentation and media industry upheaval. Editor BEN CHACKO issues a clarion call to readers to play their part in the coming period
The growing argument that welfare must be sacrificed for ‘security’ is built on nothing but myth, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Esmond Romilly horrified Britain’s Establishment by turning from privileged schoolboy to anti-fascist fighter, writes MAT COWARD
TEACHERS are due to receive an “above inflation” pay rise of 2.75 per cent, the government has announced.
This equates to little more than £2 a day for the average teacher and comes after a 15 per cent real-terms pay cut — shadow chancellor John McDonnell has described it as “insulting.”
After years of austerity this announcement has rightly been met with criticism and unions say the figure is inadequate. The timing of the release has also been questioned as by now schools will have broken up for the summer and budgets long since set.
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MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
