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Over 2,000 head teachers march on Downing Street over “unsustainable” cuts to school budgets

In an unusual move head teachers have protested against cuts from school budgets. They large group gathered in Parliament Square before converging on Downing Street, where a delegation delivered a letter to Phillip Hammond over what they say are "unsustainable" funding cuts. Figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which show that funding per pupil fell by 8% between 2010 and 2018. Compared to last year, England's schools have 137,000 more pupils but 5,400 fewer teachers, and 2,800 fewer teaching...

Generation Z driving out discrimination in the workplace

More than a quarter of British workers say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace, research has revealed. The study found prejudice towards gender, race and age is still commonplace in UK businesses, but a youth-driven revolution could be underway to counter it. Generation Z (under 25s) are twice as likely to believe employers should do more to promote inclusion than Baby Boomers (over 55s). And they are twice as likely to question the status quo on equal opportunities too,...

Boris throws Theresa May under the Brexit bus…again

Boris Johnson has used his Telegraph article to attack, not for the first time, the PM and her Brexit plan. He called May’s Chequers plan “"a moral and intellectual humiliation for this country" that will "cheat the electorate" if implemented. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Johnson, over 4,500 words, said: "This is the moment to change the course of the negotiations and do justice to the ambitions and potential of Brexit. "There has been a collective failure of government, and...

Tory councillor branded racist after tweeting he “bought two of the staff” at slavery museum

A Tory councillor is facing calls to resign after tweeting he 'bought two of the staff' at a slavery museum - and said abortion clinics in Liverpool were a form of 'crime prevention.' Controversial Bob Frost, a Conservative councillor for North Deal, Kent, was lambasted for his series of unsavoury tweets, and branded racist by his local rival. Cllr Frost has been accused of racism and insensitivity for making disparaging remarks over the weekend - while the Labour Party Conference...

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