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Tories are failing England’s schools

Parents across the country know how schools and school leaders adapt daily to the circumstances of their pupils, from changing staffing patterns, to doing trips to the coast or to local museums, or deciding which GCSE syllabus is the right one for their students. Now imagine if it were not…

Tories are trashing Britain’s university sector

British universities are a national achievement. World renowned centres of learning and research which attract students and academics from all over the globe. At their best they sit at the heart of our towns and cities, bringing new jobs, opportunities and prosperity to the communities they serve: a walk around…

Bridget Phillipson’s powerful journey from free school meals to Labour education chief

Labour’s new Shadow Education Secretary opens up about her youth – and how, with a single mum in a council house, she was still luckier than many who grew up around her in Sunderland Bridget Phillipson knows very well the transformative power of education. Labour ’s new Shadow Education Secretary went…

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Sunderland Echo column

Sunderland Echo Column: Boris Johnson is turning our country into Backlog Britain

Boris Johnson is turning our country into Backlog Britain. People are having to wait excruciating lengths of time for everything from passports to court trials to GP appointments. The incredible public services that once made our country a great place to live are no longer working as they…

Sunderland Echo: Government leaving families to struggle with steeply rising prices and children at risk of missing out

We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. Families are being squeezed more than ever before, with hundreds being forced to make cutbacks. Soaring prices are also affecting our children’s opportunities and their development. Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010, the cost of afterschool clubs has…

Sunderland Echo: After 12 years of Conservative Government, almost two million people in Britain have gone without food for a whole day

This week marks 12 full years of Conservative government. And in the past month, almost two million people in Britain have gone without food for a whole day because they can’t afford to eat. We are in the middle of a cost of living crisis that the Tories…

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