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
Helping young musicians achieve their dreams
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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
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TOMORROW’S Warriors Artist Development Programme helps aspiring young jazz musicians to achieve their creative ambitions by providing free access to learning and training.
The programme at Southbank Centre reaches out in particular to those from low-income and black and ethnic minority backgrounds, or those whose circumstances would tend to lock them out of opportunities to pursue a career in the music industry.
After its funding came to an end in 2018 and it was unsuccessful in its bid for a new funder, Tomorrow’s Warriors was left struggling to keep supporting young musicians.
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