The social base of the old Tory Party has disappeared as surely as that of Labour, argues ANDREW MURRAY – today’s right are the debased offspring of a capitalism that speculates without investing and profits without producing
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Workers should be valued – and that includes teachers
NEU leader DANIEL KEBEDE warns that educators are at breaking point under the cruel regime of Ofsted
TRAGEDY FORETOLD: Ruth Perry
SEVIM DAGDELEN says European Nato states are escalating ever closer to direct conflict with a nuclear power, and sacrificing welfare states built up over a century to finance it
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
INTERNATIONAL Workers’ Day gives us cause to celebrate the role workers play in all aspects of society, in countries all over the globe.
It gives us the chance to mark their struggles, celebrate their victories and look at the work we all have to do to achieve justice and equality for workers all around the world.
In education, our struggles as workers matter, not least because they help determine the quality of education provided by our schools and colleges to our children.
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With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
