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By Wes Streeting / @wesstreeting As the Labour Party turns its attention away from introspection over its leadership to debating ideas to secure a fourth term, the National Union of Students today launches a radical alternative to tuition…
Fiona Millar is a journalist, education campaigner and author of The Secret World of the Working Mother. She met Alex Smith on Friday, 29th May, 2009. You've campaigned for years to make schools admissions fairer, but when I applied to the…
By Mike Stallard You don't have to be a religious American ("We hold these truths to be self evident.....") to believe that all men are created equal. We Socialists have always passionately believed in the equality of people too - the…
Full Name: Rachel Reeves Age: 30 From: Lewisham, South London PPC for: Leeds West Selection Result: 96-88 (it was very close!) Heroines and Heroes: Jennie Lee, Beatrice Webb, John Maynard Keynes Interests: Swimming, walking, reading…
By Kit Leary Sorry, readers, you've caught me at a weak moment here, just give me a moment please... I'm just reading a heart-wrenching story in the Times. There aren't many stories in that newspaper that bring a tear to my eye (apart from…
By Jeremy Beecham It's time for Tory councillors and their leadership to stand up and be counted on their Party's proposals for local government. We know many of them are unhappy with Tory policy on elected mayors, directly elected police…
By John Park The economic and political challenges faced by the Labour Party right now are certainly the most difficult for a generation. With these challenges come opportunities - it is clear that there is a mood for social democratic…
By Lorraine Barrett Tackling child poverty remains one of the biggest challenges facing Wales and the Welsh Assembly. Currently, 28% of children in Wales live in relative poverty and one in ten children lives in severe poverty, where their…
By Ian Adderley / @IanAdderley Last week Gordon Brown, in announcing a manifesto policy compelling all young people to complete 50 hours of 'community service' before the age of 19, stated: "We can achieve a step change in the participation…
By Gary Hughes Two major teaching trade unions recently met in conference to democratically confirm their policy towards the SAT examinations, delivered every summer to 11 year old children as they finish primary education. As a Labour…
By John Blake Why, despite the public differences last weekend, the Labour Party should look on the National Union of Teachers as an ally for success in education. The last time the National Union of Teachers held their conference in the…
By David Green / @davegreen I've just read Tom Copley's article about faith schools, and fear he may be missing the elephant in the British education system's living room. Although it's contained in quite a lot of unhelpful hyperbole, there…
