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Our schools need more money
An alliance of trade unions and councillors prepares to take on the government and its policies. HENRY FOWLER reports
FIGHTBACK: Henry Fowler with one of the demo placards
DOUG NICHOLLS welcomes a turning point at this year’s Congress, where many motions call for a co-ordinated plan to revive British industry, a perspective outlined in his new book
HOPE VIRGO of campaign Dump the Scales warns MPs voting today they should be alert to the threat legalised assisted death poses to people with eating disorders
The Together Alliance is hosting two summits, North and South, to build power and plan action against the scourge of racism peddled by the right. DANIEL KEBEDE urges mass participation
The drift toward militarisation in Europe is not inevitable, left-wing and peace movements can preserve sovereignty and prevent war, says DÁIRE HUGHES MP
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
ON Tuesday, ahead of the Spending Review, I joined a delegation of councillors in handing a letter to Damian Hinds urging him to provide more money for our schools.
This letter, coordinated by NEU members and councillors Maggie Browning and Jumbo Chan, was signed by 1,115 councillors of all parties and backed by the F40 group of local authorities — a group comprised of the most underfunded local authorities (LAs) in the country.
Since 2010 60p in every £1 of local government spending has been cut and consequently local government funding and the services it provides face financial ruin under this government.
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