Author Archive: Bethany Morgan-Smith

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Climate Change Strike in Leicester

Climate Change Strike in Leicester

On the 15th March school students from all around the country went on strike against climate change. In Leicester, over a hundred 11-18-year olds came, which is more than twice as many as were at the last protest. Students protested at the Clock Tower, then marched to Jubilee Square. When we got there a student […]

Austerity in Schools: “I can’t give you a new book, we don’t have enough”

Austerity in Schools: “I can’t give you a new book, we don’t have enough”

By Bethany Morgan Smith, school student, Leicester West Socialist Party At my school, students and teachers are desperate for resources. We barely have enough pens and glue sticks so we have to take turns to use three glue sticks that have already been overused. In history, I asked for a new exercise book because I […]

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