In part III of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells the extraordinary story of the attempts by ‘moderates’ to prevent leftwinger Mark Serwotka from taking the leadership of the then-newly formed PCS union
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Government must invest in teacher-led education recovery and renewal
To bring about the education recovery that our children deserve there must be better support for and investment in our teachers, says NASUWT leader DR PATRICK ROACH
Trade unionists must raise our voices not only for justice and against occupation, but also to protect our fundamental right to protest, writes LOUISE REGAN, ahead of a not-to-be-missed PSC conference
As the PM and his chief of staff’s blunders have mounted up, ANDREW MURRAY wonders who among Labour’s diminished ‘soft left’ might make a bid for the leadership
The multiple crises this country is facing are policy-driven – and more of the same won’t turn things around, argues DIANE ABBOTT MP
If we want to do better than before then we have to learn from all our experiences – good and bad – and bring those to bear today, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Morning Star campaigns manager CALVIN TUCKER gives the latest of his fortnightly updates on the all-important 95th Anniversary Appeal
WE will not build the longer-term recovery we need without ambition matched with greater investment in children, young people and our education system.
The last 18 months have had a major toll on children’s education. Millions of days of face-to-face education have already been lost, while children have also endured the national trauma of lockdowns, social isolation and the devastation of family and friends lost to coronavirus.
While government ministers appear dewy-eyed when talking about the importance of catch-up tutoring, they have fallen well short of their promised investment in education recovery, leaving England lagging behind the commitments made by countries such as the United States and the Netherlands.
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Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN