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What a magnificent response to the Tory government’s attack on education!
Yesterday’s NUT strike, involving hundreds of thousands of teachers, was an inspirational day of action. UCU members in thirty-three universities, nearly a quarter of all universities, helped make …
There are moments in political life when those who rule society are exposed. These moments reveal how removed and disconnected they are from the mass of people who they seek to rule over. The outcome of the European Union (EU) …
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Yesterday our branch chair Mark Campbell and secretary David Hardman were made redundant in what is an outrageous attack on their strenuous and tireless trade union activties defending jobs and education at London Met.
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It is time to get organised to win the industrial action ballot:
Sean Vernell seven years ago wrote, Don’t get young in third millennium – Capitalism and the demonising of the young working class, a pamphlet that explored the conditions of young peoples lives in Britain today.
Recent surveys reveal that the …
It would be naïve to think the government are pursuing an ambitious policy of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020 out of genuine concern for our young people’s futures. It may be more realistic to believe that they are doing …
UNISON members in FE have voted by a margin of 2:1 to strike against the imposition of the employers 0 percent pay ‘offer’. UCU have a live ballot and will be joining UNSION for the first time in ten years …
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The Conservative Government’s Green Paper, Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice, represents the Tory vision for …
As David Cameron pushes for MPs to support British air strikes on Syria Sean Vernell explains why young people see it differently.
Last week the students in my GCSE English classes discussed what their thoughts were about the Paris shootings. …
‘Reviewing post 16-education and training institutions’ is the title of the government’s latest policy document for further and adult education. Needless to say it is a review that, if implemented, will drastically reduce the size of the sector and with …