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20 January 2021
The Tory blame game: scapegoating the working class - 100% pay for all now
As the Covid-19 pandemic hits tragic, record-breaking numbers in the UK, the Tory narrative of blaming the public for the crisis is in full swing
20 January 2021
Life in lockdown - being home from school when you're poor is hard
At the beginning of the first lockdown, in my house, we had one computer for three students and a parent working from home. Myself and my siblings receive pupil premium and free school meals.
20 January 2021
Teachers: On the front line, in their own words
I've been working from home this lockdown, looking after the virtual classrooms. Some of our pupils struggle to access the work from home, as their parents need to work too. And some have a lot of illness
13 January 2021
Lockdown 3.0 - fight to make our shops safe!
Over the last few months, retail has been vying with schools for the top spot for Covid-19 outbreaks
13 January 2021
Our health and livelihoods before their profits
100% pay now!: The health crisis is now worse than at any time since the start of the pandemic. More people are in hospital and more are dying daily.
6 January 2021
Workers' action wins Tory U-turn on school safety
A monumental battle has taken place between NEU members and the government
6 January 2021
Refund the rent, cancel the fees, for fully funded, publicly owned education
With the new lockdowns, what can students expect for the rest of the academic year?
6 January 2021
University teaching moves online in England
Like in the rest of education, university staff and students are left in disarray by this consistently inconsistent and incompetent Tory government.
5 January 2021
3 lockdowns, 20+ U-turns ... We can't trust the Tories
We can't believe a word this government says or does. Going into lockdown 3, working-class people can only rely on our own strength and organisation.
2 December 2020
Don't let the festive season be one of misery for retail workers
The three days leading up to the England-wide lockdown were a taste of things to come, with shoppers flooding to the high street to squeeze in Christmas shopping.
18 November 2020
Stop Leicester hospital closure
Leicester's NHS bosses seem scared about the 'Save Our NHS Leicestershire' campaign's attempts to put forward alternative views on their proposals to reorganise our hospitals, including the closure of the Leicester General Hospital.
18 November 2020
Tories student 'evacuation' plan won't work
The government plans to allow students in England to travel for Christmas
11 November 2020
Readers of the Socialist react to effects of lockdown
"My hopes of secure employment killed": I was left stunned, shocked and bewildered when, on 9 October, Cineworld temporarily closed all 127 of its sites across the UK, putting 5,500 jobs at risk
11 November 2020
Covid and poverty rising - Welsh lockdown ends with little progress
Wales emerged from a two-week lockdown on 9 November. There is little evidence that the 'firebreak' introduced by the Welsh government had much impact on the spread of the virus.
4 November 2020
Usdaw needs a fighting leadership
It is vital now more than ever that a fighting programme be put forward in the shopworkers' union
4 November 2020
A lockdown that doesn't include education?
Since schools re-opened, virus levels are nine times higher among primary pupils and 50 times higher among secondary pupils
4 November 2020
Furloughed worker speaks out: Let down by insecure contracts
I was working when lockdown was announced. We turned up the volume on the telly, put the subtitles on and everyone went quiet.
21 October 2020
Leicester lockdown: disillusionment and anger
Leicester has been under some form of lockdown since March. We were the first city to go into local lockdown
21 October 2020
Newcastle lockdown: stress and breakdowns
After the initial shock wore off, my family settled into a routine. We argued a lot. There was a cycle of us taking turns having mental breakdowns.
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