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University strikes: Nottingham UCU prepares for action, Newcastle RCP makes waves

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By Nick Oung, Oliver Atack
| The Communist
Nottingham UCU has taken the first steps towards strike action at the University of Nottingham (UoN). UoN recorded a loss of £17 million in 2024, despite having increased their income in the last ten years by nearly £280 million. So where has this money gone, then? According to the UCU, the university has spent £91.5 million on a new campus in the city centre. Much of this campus is now due to be leased out to private businesses.
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State crackdown of Palestine movement continues: Escalate the struggle!

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By Oliver Atack, York Communists
| The Communist
Tuğba İyigün used to be a journalist in Turkey. But she moved to the UK after facing violent repression from the authoritarian Erdogan regime. Now a student at the University of York, she has recently been targetted by North Yorkshire police for raising pro-Palestinian slogans on her Twitter account.
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Special needs education under attack: Fight to save our schools and services!

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By Oliver Atack
| The Communist
Last month, the Tories signed a deal to slash new education, health, and care plans (EHCP) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by 20 percent. This follows previous promises that no such cuts would take place. Far from reducing the pressure on SEND education, this will push it closer to breaking point. Unsupported EHCPs set out what support SEND children need: from the help of a teaching assistant (TA), to a place in a specialist school.
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