Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Friday, 16 February 2024

Quantum Physics - a scientific and philosophical overview

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My 2023 blog post on Lenin's Materialism and Empirio-Criticism  - and Rovelli's critique of it in 'Helgoland' - has gained a...
Thursday, 25 January 2024

Why socialists call for nationalising the 'commanding heights' of the economy

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Nationalisation , the taking of major industries, utilities and banks and out of the hands of private profiteers and into public ownership, ...

Housing: Time to put people's needs before developers' profits

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I issued the following press release this morning on behalf of the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition in Westmorland and Lonsdale (@SouthLa...
Thursday, 11 January 2024

A change in approach needed on agency supply advice

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After the 'Post Office Scandal' - school managers need to stop and think too Right now, everyone is talking about the 'Post Offi...
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Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Global Warning: Another fruitless talking shop

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Global scientific monitoring has recorded 2023 as being almost certainly “the hottest in human history”. As the year nears its end, represen...
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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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