WATCH: Proposals to reopen schools are “reckless”, says Labour
Mary Kelly Foy has said that government proposals for reopening schools are “ill thought-out and reckless”, and warned…
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7 policies backed by Labour’s new Shadow Education Secretary
The internal Labour elections drew to a close at the start of this month, and when new leader…
6 things Labour councils can do in the fight against Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of local communities and public services. If the market is left…
I went without food as a child – 22 years on, things must change
Growing up in Manchester in the ’80s was hard. Poverty was rife on my council estate, and there…
As a newly qualified teacher, here’s why I’m marching against school cuts today
With Theresa May’s government in utter chaos, the prospect of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government that could tackle…
Joe Anderson: We were left high and dry when Michael Gove scrapped Building Schools for the Future
As we’ve seen, this week marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of our National Health Service, the exemplar…
The revolutionary potential of a universal basic income cannot be over-estimated
The Labour Party should adopt a universal basic income as can act as a catalyst for a radical…
As a teacher I know we need better mental health services for young people
Despite much more awareness in the last few years mental health is still very much a taboo subject. Words like ‘mad’…
There is a retention crisis in teaching; here’s how Labour can solve it
As we have been warning for the last seven years, this Conservative Government has created a recruitment crisis…
Austerity is based on an outright lie – McDonnell’s pre-Budget speech
This is the full speech delivered by John McDonnell today ahead of the Budget on Wednesday. Good morning.…
