Dave Lister
Dave Lister is an ex-teacher, trade union activist and governor support officer. He is a member of Brent CLP and Chartist EB.
Schooling in a time of Covid
Dave Lister on a litany of broken promises, planning failures and continuing safety anxieties
Uproar in schools
Dave Lister looks at the rolling disaster that is the government’s schools and exams policy
School curriculum – a multicultural past
Former teachers Dave Lister and Mike Davis reflect on different times
Don’t Stop the War Coalition
Dave Lister finds that Stop the War's silence and equivocation on Syria raises questions over its peace ambitions
Schools out for summer?
Dave Lister calls out a rushed and ill-prepared Cabinet decision to reopen primary schools
What do we mean by a National Education Service?
Dave Lister says content and funding must go hand in hand
For a non-toxic Labour Party
Dave Lister argues for a more tolerant and civil party culture
Talking
to people from across the country, it is clear that a toxic
atmosphere...
Wanted: a profound shift in how we run, fund and judge
While parents fund-raise for resources and headteachers take to the streets in protest at government cuts, Dave Lister finds Melissa Benn outlines a strong...
Gove’s rotten legacy
Dave Lister on why the Academy project is floundering
The Tories’ reverses in this year’s general election spelt an end to their plans for wholesale...
Report: LABOUR CONFERENCE 2016
Jeremy Corbyn got a bigger and renewed mandate. How did conference respond? David Lister reports on Corbyn’s speech, mixed messages and unity calls
I attended...