A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY
NOW that fines are being reinstated for non-attendance of school this autumn, education in England will once again be compulsory.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a £1 billion fund which will help with England’s pupils’ learning while also instituting the creation of “bubbles”— class size limits — meant to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
While many parents worry of the dangers that exposure to Covid-19 presents both to their children and their own health, many parents around Britain express concern about the quality of education that is available to children through long-distance learning as well as the the ramifications of one parent having to give up her career and autonomy were lockdown to be extended throughout the coming school year.
Seventeen years after losing her council job due to needing endometriosis surgery, Michelle Dewar’s campaign for paid menstrual leave gained 50,000 signatures in a week, reports ELIZABETH SHORT
CHRIS SEARLE speaks to Ethiopian vocalist SOFIA JERNBERG



