A survey circulated by a far-right-linked student group has sparked outrage, with educators, historians and veterans warning that profiling teachers for their political views echoes fascist-era practices. FEDERICA ADRIANI reports
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For socialists this is the big one
NEIL FINDLAY MSP says the view from Scotland means only one thing: campaign now for Labour, or accept social carnage
Jeremy Corbyn hits the campaign trail
In reopening relations with China, the PM showed an uncharacteristic grasp of power, proportion and Britain’s diminished place in the world – a lesson many in Westminster still refuse to learn, says ANDREW MURRAY
Dockers from Italy, Greece and beyond will stage co-ordinated port blockades on February 6, declaring ‘we don’t work for war’ – in a call in solidarity with Palestine. ALFIO BERNABEI reports
The British Prime Minister’s Beijing visit marked the end of a long diplomatic hiatus and produced tangible, if limited, economic results, says KEITH BENNETT
Schoolchildren who joined a nationwide anti-Trump walkout learned more outside the classroom than in it but could still be penalised, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The suicide of Tamara Jade Logon after her disability benefits were wrongly withdrawn is the latest in a series of deaths in which coroners have cited DWP failings, exposing a pattern of preventable harm, says DYLAN MURPHY
ACROSS the country Labour Party activists are dusting off their wellies, winter coats and scarves in preparation for a December 12 election.
While the prospect of dark nights, nippy frosts and snow may not set the hearts a flutter, the prospect of a bright red, Corbyn-led government casting a warm glow across Downing Street will.
Let’s make no mistake about it: for socialists this is the big one. This is the chance to elect a government that will transform our society by investing in our people, our industries and our communities.
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