Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

Sharing views, information and resources for school staff, trade unionists and socialists.

Monday, 29 November 2010

Lewisham Labour Group votes for cuts

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There was anger at tonight's Town Hall protests as Lewisham's Labour Group voted through the first tranche of their £60M cuts packag...
Sunday, 28 November 2010

Should student protestors be treated as 'truants'?

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Last week's walkouts by school students have posed a lot of difficult questions for teacher trade unionists. Active trade unionists - ...

Support builds for co-ordinated strike action

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All of the meetings that I have spoken at over the last few days have given enthusiastic support for the NUT linking up with other unions an...
Thursday, 25 November 2010

A Letter to the Evening Standard

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Dear Editor Your article suggesting that ‘crazy’ teachers allowed school students to join Wednesday’s demonstration misses the point entire...
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Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Police Tactics provoke tensions in Whitehall

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Having been invited to speak as a member of the NUT Executive at the rally to be held before today's march in London to protest about tu...
Monday, 22 November 2010

Ireland: The Bond Market Demands Its Ransom Again

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The demands that will be placed on the people of Ireland as a result of the EU/IMF deal - more cuts, more job losses, more privatisation - a...

Fees protests gather strength

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Young people - and their parents and teachers - have every right to be angry. Their hopes of a university education are being snatched away ...
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Martin Powell-Davies

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* Brought up as a socialist by parents who hungered for what is right * One adopted grandfather left me a double-barrelled name, the other his name on a 1926 General Strike black-list * Given a comprehensive education at St.Andrew's, Leatherhead * First-class degree from King's College, Cambridge, for those who like that kind of thing * Secondary science teacher in London 1986-2015 * Lewisham NUT Secretary 1993-2015, organiser of many campaigns to defend teachers and education * Father of four who were all so well-supported by Sedgehill School, SE6. * Member of the NUT National Executive 2010-15 * NEU London Regional Secretary 2016 - 19 * Moved to Cumbria to return to teaching 2019 * Candidate for NEU DGS in 2021 * Proud to have been name-checked by Gove for saying that his 'reforms' could make teaching unbearable * Member of the CWI, following its global struggles via http://www.socialistworld.net * Exiled member of Penge CC, still a 'Middle Aged Man In Lycra' when I can be.
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