Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Saturday, 26 November 2011

Pensions Battlebus takes 'Pensions Justice' message to the public

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Today, Saturday November 26th, trade unionists took to the streets of South London in their pensions 'battle bus' to take their me...

November 30 - if Con-Dems don't retreat, escalate the action

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OUR STRIKE ON 30 NOVEMBER is uniting millions of workers in a show of strength not seen in Britain for generations. Thousands of schools w...

Uniting against the cuts

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One of the best things about the campaign leading up to November 30 has been to see different unions working together and the growing mood o...
Friday, 25 November 2011

UNION-BUSTING AT LANGDON SCHOOL – A threat to every teacher

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The recruitment of supply teachers to break teachers’ strike-action at the Langdon School in East Ham, Newham, yesterday appears to be an u...
Thursday, 24 November 2011

A reply to Nick Gibb

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With the Government panicking at the thought of millions of workers coming out on strike together next week, we should expect Ministers to t...
Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Solid support for action on November 30

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Our ring-round of school reps in Lewisham is showing an excellent response from NUT members to the strike-call for November 30. As usual, ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Capitalism in crisis - defending education across the globe

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In the post-war boom, governments agreed that well-funded comprehensive education was a price worth paying to create an educated workforce. ...
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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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