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The refusal to negotiate on pay is further evidence of an out-of-touch government, writes LUCY COLEMAN
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NEU rally in Parliament Square, London, on Wednesday as teachers stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay
DR DAVID GORDON SCOTT tells the story of the North Sands Massacre, Sunderland, as part of the ongoing work of remembrance of those killed by soldiers during the 1825 Seafarers Strike and the bicentennial commemorations on Sunday August 3
MATT KERR charts his bike-riding odyssey in aid of the Royal Marsden charity and CWU Humanitarian Aid
JOHN CALLOW tells of the rise, fall and rise again of a young martyr to the early French republic, Joseph Bara, whose short life was elevated by Robespierre and, later, others for its emotional and ideological appeal
April 9 1928 – July 26 2025
OLIVER SNELLING, a south London stonecarver and yeoman stonemason, relates how he is helping bring about a new festival next month
TEACHERS in the NEU took strike action on Wednesday and again today as the battle over pay continues to rumble on.
Striking is of course a last resort and teachers, like all workers, do not take the decision to strike lightly.
There is no “good time” to strike, and this is a particularly difficult time of year to be out of the classroom for members in primary schools, but what other choice do we have?
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