Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
Richard House (RH): Can you say when and how you first realised that there’s a major specifically psychological issue with Britain’s public schooling system?
Nick Duffell (ND): Yes, it is strange because it affects our nation so much, but it’s such hidden and normalised issue.
I became aware of the problem in three stages. First, when I was a lad of 13 and had already been a boarder, but at an American school.
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
TOM GALLAHUE argues that asking what role Irish diaspora educators can play in shaping Irish unity is to ask a deeper question about democracy itself
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
ROS SITWELL reports from the Morning Star conference on ‘Race, Sex and Class Liberation’ last weekend


