The basis for 20th-century social democracy in Britain is gone, argues ANDREW MURRAY – but there are measures a Burnham government could take that would break with neoliberalism
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Injustice in higher education
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NASUWT leader MATT WRACK says schools are crying out for serious investment — and there are other immediate changes a new prime minister could and should enact
Keir Starmer’s resignation speech seemed to be coming from a different universe, or maybe it was just a fanfaronade of falsehoods, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Starmer will be judged on his record, but it would be wrong to view him in isolation from the crisis of the British political establishment, says the COMMUNIST PARTY in its official statement on the PM’s resignation
Over 1,000 hostile US sanctions remain in place on Venezuela, while Britain continues its colonial theft of gold, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Higher education has been headline news repeatedly this year as members of the University and College Union (UCU) have repeatedly taken strike action over pay and conditions and face the prospect of further industrial action later in spring as an assessment boycott takes effect.
The situation of academic staff at universities is one which is typical of many workers in today’s post-recession world.
According to UCU, pay has declined in real terms by 13 per cent since 2008 despite the sector hoarding a surplus of over £1 billion and allowing salary increases for many senior managers and vice-chancellors.
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