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The government is failing poor pupils
If the school cuts are allowed to continue, we're in danger of leaving behind a whole generation of working-class children, says ROBERT POOLE
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Burnham’s billions for defence while councils and local services struggle will not deliver the change that Britain’s working-class communities need, says MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS
Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains
CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at the facts behind US persecution of Fergie Chambers
While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT
THE independent think tank, the Education Policy Institute, published its 2019 annual report on the state of education in England last month and the results are damning.
It reveals that children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families will be nearly two years behind their wealthier peers by the end of secondary school, with the cause of this being traced back even before their birth.
The EPI published an infographic showing the lives of two children from different backgrounds. One a working-class child, the other a more wealthy child.
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