Brixtonite

Brixtonite is a teacher in a London school. A member of the NUT she is active in the union and campaigns against the privatisation of education.

"Special measures" - a route to privatisation?

As with schools, now with hospitals - but where will league tables and 'special measures' lead the NHS?

By Brixtonite

/ 19 Jul 2013

The fruits of our Labour? Resisting health and education privatisation in the UK

Last week’s speech by UK Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg raised alarm bells amongst both education and health campaigners. On the eve of the People’s Assembly and Labour’s Policy Forum, two successful anti-privatisation activists ask, are attempts to ‘reclaim’ the UK Labour Party divertin

By Peter Pannier and Brixtonite

/ 21 Jun 2013