NUS Conference 2014 – major advances for the left
By Fiona Edwards
NUS National Conference 2014, which took place 8-10 April, saw major advances for the left, marking a turning point for the student movement.
Scapegoating Muslims – the Birmingham witch hunt
By Mark Holland
The so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to take over Birmingham schools should have been treated with extreme scepticism from the start. Instead, it has been the catalyst for a new witch hunt against Muslims.
Support the RMT!
The RMT is taking strike action to defend public services and it should be given full support. In London the Tories’ austerity agenda includes cutting jobs and safety on London’s underground. The [Read more]
NUT digs in for a war not a battle
By Paul Cranston
Teachers will be taking further action against this government because their pay and conditions are under sustained attack, the scale of that deterioration being illustrated in the graphs below (originally published here).
Ecuador’s Citizens’ Revolution
The following is a report on Ecuador’s Citizens’ Revolution by Denis Fernando. It previously appeared at Occupy London.
I have just returned from Ecuador where I went to see for myself the gains of the country’s Citizens’ Revolution and the lessons it has for activists seeking to build a better world.