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The refusal to negotiate on pay is further evidence of an out-of-touch government, writes LUCY COLEMAN
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NEU rally in Parliament Square, London, on Wednesday as teachers stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay
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IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
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ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
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TEACHERS in the NEU took strike action on Wednesday and again today as the battle over pay continues to rumble on.
Striking is of course a last resort and teachers, like all workers, do not take the decision to strike lightly.
There is no “good time” to strike, and this is a particularly difficult time of year to be out of the classroom for members in primary schools, but what other choice do we have?
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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