The sheer number present on the day, estimated at half a million, points to organisational acumen and bodes well for developing the movement, says DIANE ABBOTT
Language row is all talk
Teacher ROBERT POOLE cannot, for the life of him, see how introducing Latin to the masses will solve systemic educational inequality
SHORT SHRIFT: Gavin Williamson
A packed fringe meeting at the National Education Union conference heard from Iranian teachers, campaigners and journalists
CLAUDIA WEBBE says the US is tightening the noose to destroy Cuban socialism — the need for immediate, international solidarity is urgent
MAT COWARD recommends a crop that keeps growing well under drought conditions
Cypriot lawyer and former central committee member of the Progressive Working People’s Party (Akel) TOUMAZOS TSIELEPIS discusses the case for expelling the British military from Cyprus
US aggression has plunged us into an energy price crisis that will spark steep inflation across the board — and the shock will be much worse than in the 1970s, warns MICHAEL BURKE
IT’S the summer holidays — six glorious weeks off school to recharge the batteries and this year more than ever the break is needed.
Normally I’d be scouring the last-minute deals for a trip to somewhere with a bit of sun, but due to the changeable nature of Covid decision-making I’m currently sitting in a teepee sheltering from the weather on a rainy day in the Mendips.
I’m using up the last of my phone battery to browse education Twitter to see what the latest outcry is.
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