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TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK speaks to the Morning Star’s Berny Torre about the increasing frustration the trade union movement feels at a government that promised change, but has been too slow to bring it about
The contempt for the working class is palpable
After students tried to organise a ‘miners vs Thatcher’ themed social event, MOLLIE BROWN questions Durham’s University’s inclusiveness
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA
EMAN ABU ZAYED reminisces about the perilous time her family and neighbours endured in northern Gaza and how they were forced, in fear of their lives, to flee south
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
GOING back into education at 35 years of age to do an access course was never going to be easy, especially when I have two small children to look after.
So, when I was accepted as a mature student at Durham University last year, I was ecstatic and very proud of my achievements.
Of course, I had heard that Durham was one of the more elitist universities and was often asked by friends if I — a mature student from a working-class background — was sure that I’d fit in.
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MOLLIE BROWN reports on this year’s festival in honour of the ‘seven men of Jarrow’ deported to Australia for union activity 193 years ago
Those in need deserve straight cash to feed their kids, without judgement and without strings attached, says MOLLIE BROWN
MOLLIE BROWN writes that many student have been left in limbo, often unable to graduate, work or return home — with mature and working-class students disproportionately affected
Support during this period of enforced worklessness is full of holes — and the labour movement needs to move fast to stop people falling through, writes MOLLIE BROWN
