Politicians have lately prioritised ‘social mobility’ over ‘inequality’. But a new book exploring the journeys of those who rose ‘out of their class’ finds that inequality is now shutting those routes down.
Brexit department claims Chris Heaton-Harris “wasn’t acting in a ministerial capacity” – but he discussed Brexit with the controversial far-right Vox party, prompting calls for an investigation.
The controversy over Stowe’s headmaster's comments this weekend highlight the longstanding elitism that damages the entire education system – and how the problem can’t be fixed merely by VAT tweaks.
New research finds that expanding access and broadening provision of Universal Basic Services would be of greatest value to people in the lowest income groups.
The left needs to reclaim education as a democratic practice, and ask searching questions about what education is for, and how we see teachers, children and schools. Part of openDemocracy's "Left governmentality" mini-series.
A remade New Public Management for the left should focus on co-operative, open planning through democratic worker control of management technologies. Part of openDemocracy's "Left governmentality" mini-series.
