What are you going to do about it?

New Labour education minister Bridget Philipson has said inequality is “baked in” to our schools and universities. And it’s no wonder that the attainment gap between more affluent pupils has increased in the last decade. Tory cuts have meant larger class sizes, crumbling school buildings and children hunger as poverty has increased.

And if students get to university the inequality is clear to see – a maintenance loan that doesn’t even cover the sky-high rents, and that’s before food, transport and other costs. Some students rely on the bank of mum and dad – the rest have to work part-time, distracting from studies, or drop out.

So, will the new Labour government take steps to end inequality? Will they fully fund our schools, pay teachers what they deserve and scrap the two-child benefit cap? Will they scrap tuition fees and offer free education with support students can actually live on?

Well if we don’t fight for it, they certainly won’t. So let’s get organised in workplaces, on university campuses and in our schools and colleges.