“Business as usual, politics as usual is not going to get us out of this horrendous mess. We need system change.”
George Monbiot.
The tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our life support systems has coincided with the age of public disservice. Just as we need to rise above self-interest and short-termism, governments around the world now represent the meanest and dirtiest of special interests. In the United Kingdom, the US, Brazil, Australia and many other nations, pollutocrats rule.
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Inbar Tamari and Dave Kellaway report on a critical review of the Mossbourne Academy Federation”s behaviour management system and the parents’ reaction. - Hurvin Anderson – Landscapes of Diaspora and belonging
Dave Kellaway reviews the new exhibtion of Afro-Caribbean British artist, Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain until 23 August - Challenging the far right in our unions
The National Education Union (NEU) is mobilising for the Together march on 28 March as it has consistently done over other radical causes such as support for the Palestinian people notes Inbar Tamari. But is it adequately challenging support for Reform amongst those claiming to be its members? - Weaponising Gender
How gender became the perfect scapegoat for far-right and authoritarian actors. Anti-gender politics has become integral to the far-right organising globally, because it offers offer emotionally charged justifications for centralising power and suppressing civil society. Behind it lies a powerful network of religious fundamentalists, right-wing thinktanks, reactionary politicians and elites. Longread by Julisa Tambunan, Aminah Jasho, and Esme Abbott. - New Anti‑Capitalist Party (NPA) statement on local elections
The ACR works closely with the NPA comrades. This is their response to last Sunday’s local election results