Under pressure from below, the government has cracked, pledging to restore predicted grades for A-level students. This should give confidence to all those looking to fight back against the Tories. We must overthrow their entire rigged system.
Universities face a £2.6bn loss due to the pandemic, which will be made up through attacks on workers. Meanwhile, students are paying through the roof for rent as though nothing has changed.
Thanks to the efforts of education unions, the Tories have retreated on plans to reopen schools. This victory shows what can be achieved through organisation, but is only the first step. We must put workers in charge.
Momentum chair Jon Lansman is stepping aside. And faced with a new right-wing leadership, the Labour left is being forced to reflect. It is vital that we learn the lessons of the last five years. There can be no more compromises.
The Tory government is waging war on teaching unions, who are resisting irresponsible attempts to reopen schools. The labour movement must support teachers, and demand that workers be put in control of lifting the lockdown.
University budgets are at breaking point as a result of the pandemic. Management will attempt to place the burden on staff and students, through further austerity and attacks. We must fight to defend education.
UCU members in higher education are now in their third week of strike action, fighting for decent pay, pensions, working conditions, and equality. Marxist students have been mobilising to offer solidarity and support.
The UCU begins a new round of strike action today, in an ongoing disupute over pensions and working conditions. University bosses are on the defensive. A militant turnout could result in big concessions. Solidarity with striking lecturers!
This year’s national conference of the MSF was the biggest and best yet. The mood was electric and enthusiastic, as student activists from across the country met to discuss the revolutionary events taking place across the world.
Last year, Latin America, the Middle East, and Hong Kong were shaken by mass movements where radical youth played a significant role. At the MSF conference, Marxists from across the country will be discussing these revolutionary events.
The Marxist Student Federation has made a significant leap in the last period, mobilising support for the climate strikes, UCU strikes, and running the Students4Corbyn campaign. The MSF conference will be electric – book your place today!
The recent UCU strike saw significant support from students. Students recognised that deteriorating working conditions directly affect them. In Leeds, the Marxist society mobilised for every day of the strike, fighting against the marketisation of higher education.