1 September 2010
Defend school meals
SOME TORY councils are showing what effects the Cameron/ Clegg cuts will have. Croydon in south London is ending its contract for school meals with Eden Foodservice, and has told schools to provide their...
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4 August 2010
Oppose divisive academies policy
BLUNDERING EDUCATION minister, Michael Gove, is finding that the realities of life do not match his free market fantasies, writes Robin Pye.
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21 July 2010
Harder work, longer hours... All part and parcel?
"ENOUGH IS enough" by Donna Summer and Barbara Striesand may not be the greatest song ever but the title illustrates the mindset of many a modern day worker, writes Martyn Yates.
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Cardiff parents beat education cuts in 2006 |
30 June 2010
Academies: Fight the Tories' offensive on state education
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION minister Michael Gove is determined to push through the Tory agenda of putting 'rocket-boosters' under the academies programme, writes Martin Powell-Davies, NUT national executive.
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30 June 2010
Trotsky admirer copies his idol
"ONE, TWO, three, four, five, we deserve to unionise!' sing the red pom-pommed cheerleaders outside the warehouse...
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26 June 2010
National Shop Stewards Network Conference 2010
Saturday 26 June 2010: for details and to register email: davechapple@btinternet.com or phone 0208 522 1156 or visit www.shopstewards.net...
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Protest against academies in East London, photo Alison Hill |
16 June 2010
Comprehensive education under attack
Tory Education Secretary, Michael Gove, is rushing an Academies Bill through parliament. Around 600 secondary and 2,000 primary schools found 'outstanding' by Ofsted are being invited to fast track to academy status. Gove hopes that eventually all schools will become academies. This spells disaster for comprehensive education.
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9 June 2010
Fast news
General strike: A GENERAL strike involving 2.5 million public sector workers hit Spain on 8 June. The trade unions involved in the mass walkout are opposed to the Zapatero government imposing a 5% cut in salaries, starting...
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26 May 2010
School student socialist
Thursday 6 May was a very important day for me. Not only was the future of our country being decided, but I was standing for election, as a Socialist Party candidate. Granted, it was only my school mock...
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26 May 2010
Diane Abbott and the Labour Party leadership battle
Reader's Comment: Diane Abbott's entry into the race for the Labour Party leadership has thrown a banana skin under the feet of the 'Labour Left' in their quest to secure the 33 nominations needed to get John McDonnell's name on the ballot paper, writes Mick Cotter, Hackney Socialist Party.
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