Government briefings suggest schools will stay closed until Easter. Is this a policy progressives should support? With Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar and Chloe Tomlinson
The government have once again been shamed by a footballer for failing Britain’s kids. From a botched schools policy to paltry meals, are the Tories failing a generation? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
The government have been forced into a screeching U-Turn on exam results. It’s a victory for students and teachers, and an embarrassment for Gavin Williamson. How did zoomers force the climbdown? Plus, Greece abandon migrants at sea after shipping them to Turkish border and record-breaking protests in Belarus threaten Lukashenko’s 26 year rule.
Dishing out A-level results in the midst of a pandemic was always going to be hard. That doesn’t excuse a process which has turned into an unprecedented disaster, thrown up arbitrary grades, and dashed the hopes of thousands of young people. But with the poorest hit hardest, is this a case of government incompetence, or of […]
This week the government announced a pay rise for a range of public sector workers, including teachers. Although presented as a thank you gift for teachers’ hard work during the pandemic, the government’s pay strategy has other motivations, argues James McAsh.
As the scandal-ridden Prime Minister gets ready for his conference address, Michael and Aaron are joined by Holly Rigby to discuss how a Labour government might go about abolishing his old school.
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