All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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The NUT turn towards an organising model and away from ‘partnership’ and ‘servicing’ has made the union stronger, says CHRISTINE BLOWER
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
The Germ is spreading — an infection that is a threat to teachers, students and the notion of a progressive education system.
What are the symptoms of this Germ? Well, for Pasi Salhberg, the Finnish educationalist who coined the acronym, the key symptoms of the “global education reform movement” include competition within and between schools, the notion of “consumer choice,” standardised testing and test-based accountability and consequential performance-related rewards.
Looking around the world, it is clear to see that much education policy has been infected by this pernicious neoliberal bug.
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