How can we defend Higher Education in the face of ‘Reform UK’?

Demonstration in Trafalgar Square with NEU and UCU on strike together, March 15 2022.

Introduction The supposedly 'irresistible' rise of Reform in the face of disappointment with Labour was yesterday (26 February 2026) stopped in Gorton and Denton by a surge to the Green Party. I wrote this opinion piece for the Times Higher Education a week ago in response to the question above, but they declined to publish… Continue reading How can we defend Higher Education in the face of ‘Reform UK’?

Stand with Minnesota – Stand Up to Farage

Regi Pilling and Sean Wallis We can’t say we’ve not been warned.  The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ‘Immigration and Customs Enforcement’ (ICE) agents have shocked people across the world. ICE has terrorised communities from LA to Minneapolis and children as young as 2 have been detained. A wave of anti-ICE protests… Continue reading Stand with Minnesota – Stand Up to Farage