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Long Bailey is the best candidate to bring socialism into education
Neoliberalism and austerity have wreaked havoc on our schools system – and Labour needs a leader who can bring about radical change, writes ROBERT POOLE
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
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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
REBECCA LONG BAILEY, candidate for leader of the Labour Party, released this week her “socialist vision for schools” and there is a lot of inspiring stuff in there, giving me hope that the next manifesto will be one with education at its core.
My only criticism is that this vision does not go far enough. A true socialist vision for education needs to be even more radical, not just echoing but also building on our 2019 manifesto.
Let’s have a vision that sees an end to the cruel testing of primary-age pupils — a system which puts young children under high levels of stress leaving them in tears.
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