IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
The challenges of being a working-class woman at university
More needs to be done to help working-class women back into higher education, writes BERNADETTE HORTON
PAOLO SANTALUCIA reports on how an Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors programme
HENRY FOWLER outlines the GFTU’s new 2026-27 education programme and argues that investing in trade union education is essential to building worker power, developing leaders and strengthening collective action
We need a government that invests in saving lives not destroying them, argues SOPHIE BOLT
More expensive by weight than gold, saffron is surprisingly simple to grow. MAT COWARD explains
The public inquiry is the result of more than a decade of determined campaigning. Now, those who fought for justice want the full story of government involvement and police conduct to be told, says KATE FLANNERY
The Durham Miners’ Gala is a celebration of working-class culture, but also a call to action — to rebuild workers’ collective strength, says KIM JOHNSON MP
WALKING away from a meeting with the dean of my university alongside my classmates, I couldn’t help but smile at our unified collective action.
Major cuts are having to be made for 2019-20 and when you are personally coming out of your degree with a cumulative £27,000 tuition fee debt, cuts to lecturers and modules are the last thing you want.
Swinging into action, I got together with my fellow students, organised a formal letter on paper rather than a generic email, which secured an overnight meeting with the dean.
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