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We should not underestimate the extent to which the NEU is making the weather on the education debate
The situation facing schools, teachers and children has never been worse, but the NUT has been fighting back strongly at grassroots level, writes ALEX KENNY
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about” — Oscar Wilde.
TWELVE months ago, NUT general secretary Kevin Courtney used his closing address to NUT Conference to put the union on a campaign footing.
Just two hours earlier Theresa May stood outside 10 Downing Street and told the world that she was calling a snap general election, an announcement to which the NUT was able to offer an immediate response through Courtney’s address to conference — we would take the issue of education and in particular the school funding crisis to the school gates and the doorstep, he told delegates.
The recent report that the NUT is to be investigated by the Electoral Commission for our spending during the general election is a testament to the success of our campaign.
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