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Teachers and Learners in Bristol – new video blog

by michaelc Posted on 16 February 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20008781[/vimeo] The repercussions of the cuts in Higher Education are being felt in Bristol, where lecturers at the University of the West of England (UWE) have been forced to take strike action over threats to staffing. Here I report on the … Continue reading →

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Defending Libraries

by michaelc Posted on 9 February 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19737016[/vimeo] Mary Warnock, Blake Morrison and south London residents take action against library closures. Across the country, 5 February saw read-ins at dozens of libraries threatened with closure. Michael Chanan filmed four of them in south London, along the way … Continue reading →

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The Story So Far

by michaelc Posted on 26 January 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19161582[/vimeo] Reprinted from the New Statesman: Last autumn, in response to the coalition’s spending cuts, Britain saw the emergence of the first mass protest movement in a generation. One result has been an outpouring of online video, giving a very … Continue reading →

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