Mask-off outbursts by Maga insiders and most strikingly, the destruction and reconstruction of the presidential seat, with a huge new $300m ballroom, means Trump isn’t planning to leave the White House when his term ends, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Teacher ROBERT POOLE cannot, for the life of him, see how introducing Latin to the masses will solve systemic educational inequality
SHORT SHRIFT: Gavin Williamson
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
IT’S the summer holidays — six glorious weeks off school to recharge the batteries and this year more than ever the break is needed.
Normally I’d be scouring the last-minute deals for a trip to somewhere with a bit of sun, but due to the changeable nature of Covid decision-making I’m currently sitting in a teepee sheltering from the weather on a rainy day in the Mendips.
I’m using up the last of my phone battery to browse education Twitter to see what the latest outcry is.
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