Israel continues to operate with impunity in what seems to be a brutal and protracted experiment, while much of the world looks on, says RAMZY BAROUD
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If the government is serious about levelling up, then a good start would be investment in our schools
Exhausted educator ROBERT POOLE asks, does this government value education?
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
With Reform UK surging and Labour determined not to offer anything different from the status quo, a clear opportunity opens for the left, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
A recent Immigration Summit heard from Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis to Britain as a child. JAYDEE SEAFORTH reports on his message that we need to increase public empathy with desperate people seeking asylum
By sticking together, working collectively and building the union, we can weather any uncertainty ahead, writes general secretary of Usdaw PADDY LILLIS
The announcement of a Women’s Justice Board should be cautiously welcomed, writes SABINA PRICE, but we need to see a recognition that our prison system is in crisis and disproportionately punishes some of the most vulnerable people in society
Cuba Solidarity Campaign secretary BERNARD REGAN says the inhuman blockade of Cuba not only continues, but the Donald Trump administration is ratcheting up aggression against both Havana and Latin America more widely
THE National Education Union (NEU) has launched a new campaign — Value Education, Value Educators.
Starting by focusing on workload caused by Ofsted and accountability, it is timely as the recent government Spending Review has made it clear that education is not something it values.
While we live in a time of rising bills and stagnant wages, the government has, in real terms, kept core spending per pupil at the same level as it was 15 years ago in the wake of the global financial crisis.
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