The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
We have to stand up and be counted
The race to the bottom in education cannot be allowed to continue, writes DANIEL KEBEDE

TEACHERS’ strikes take place today amid a crisis, not just for teacher pay, but for our education system.
The government has once again missed targets for teacher recruitment in secondary schools this year, recruiting only 59 per cent of the teachers needed.
Unlike previous years, it has also missed the target for primary teachers, in figures that head teachers’ organisations have described as “nothing short of catastrophic.”
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