In August 2002, a woman was jailed [1] for three months for assaulting a pregnant teacher during an argument over the price of a school trip. Also during 2002, another teacher was left with a visual impairment after she was head-butted by a four-year-old. Earlier in the year, a bus driver needed
In 2001, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) officially relaunched its education service [1]. Since then regional centres in the UK have been hosting special events to celebrate the work of TUC Education. This feature outlines the main trends in, and purposes of, British trade union education, and
The widely publicised 1999 'MacPherson report' following the police investigation into the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, highlighted institutional racism as a major problem in British society. Three years on, this article reviews how the trade union movement has responded to calls for