After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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The formation of the NEU gives a chance to think radically about how we might want to shape tomorrow’s education policy, argues GAWAIN LITTLE
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
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The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
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THE final conference of the NUT offers us an opportunity to reflect on the proud traditions of the National Union of Teachers and its predecessor the National Union of Elementary Teachers.
It gives us an opportunity to celebrate the victories the union has won in its 147-year history and the difference it has made to the lives of its members, and the lives of the children they teach.
However, it also forces us to confront some significant questions about the future of the movement.
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