The NEU kept children and teachers safe during the pandemic, yet we are disgracefully slandered by the politicians who have truly failed our children by not funding a proper education recovery programme — here’s what is needed, explains KEVIN COURTNEY
Sexism – ‘it’s suffocating and exhausting’
LYNNE WALSH gets the view from the ground about the relentless tide of misogyny affecting women, young or old – and asks when we’re going to get angry enough to do something about it
Protesters during a Million Women Rise march from Oxford Street to Trafalgar Square in London to demonstrate against male violence against women and girls. Picture date: Saturday March 4, 2023
The appalling bigotry and bias of London’s police force has been obvious for years – and the police leadership does not appear inclined to do anything about it, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
As Holyrood elections approach, BRIAN LEISHMAN MP argues that Labour’s time has come — to open a new chapter which puts an end to the years of managed decline
ASSAF TALGAM talks to an Israeli Communist lawmaker about the need to use every tool of democratic and non-violent struggle; how Israeli society has changed since October 7 2023; and the persecution of the left in the parliamentary arena
Apart from a bright spark of hope in the victory of the Gaza motion, this year’s conference lacked vision and purpose — we need to urgently reconnect Labour with its roots rather than weakly aping the flag-waving right, argues KIM JOHNSON MP
In the face of funding cuts, closures and a shift into women’s centres providing criminal justice-only services rather than a holistic approach, RUTH HUNT urges women to protect existing resources, volunteer and build new networks of support
HOW many feminists does it take, to make a joke?
Only one: she is the joke.
Retired professor and editor Merrie Bergmann wrote that, nearly 40 years ago, in the academic journal Hypatia. Named after the Egyptian philosopher and mathematician of the 4th century AD, the publication focused on philosophy and women’s studies. It’s ironic that the former topic is still a vibrant area of study, while the latter is being consigned to the dustbin of history.
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LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East
Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisele Pelicot, took part in a conversation with Afua Hirsch at London’s Royal Geographical Society. LYNNE WALSH reports
This year’s Bristol Radical History Festival focused on the persistent threats of racism, xenophobia and, of course, our radical collective resistance to it across Ireland and Britain, reports LYNNE WALSH
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
