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This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 24 February 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that billionaires need to find new bogeymen… Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who this month claimed that “Britain has been colonised by immigrants”, is the latest in a line of wealthy elites stoking division while shieldedContinue reading “Bogeymen from the billionaire’s playbook”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 11 February 2026 in which Matt Bromley recounts a recent visit to Dublin… I’ve just returned from Dublin where I visited a Seamus Heaney exhibition (and drank a lot of Guinness, but that’s another story). I have long been an admirer ofContinue reading “What Seamus Heaney taught me whilst in Dublin recently”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 27 January 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that it’s time to strengthen ties with Europe once more… It’s my birthday today and it’s got me thinking about milestones: For example, this summer Brexit turns ten, albeit with not so many happyContinue reading “It’s Brexit’s birthday… with not so many happy returns”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 13 January 2026 in which Matt Bromley argues that there’s a right-wing bias shaping Britain… We like to pretend Britain is a country of straight-talking common sense. But for years we’ve been fed a fairy tale: that the real enemies of workingContinue reading “Beware the culture war myths”

This is an edited extract from Making the Classroom Work for Every Child, the second book in the Equity in Education series published by Routledge, which is available now. Click here for more details. This is part two. Catch up with part one. In part one, I explained that Thomas and Tommy, who went toContinue reading “Thomas and Tommy Revisited – Part Two”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 10 December 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that schools can do more to ease the financial burden of the festive period for families… Poverty doesn’t pause for Christmas; rather, the festive season magnifies it. There are presents to buy, food toContinue reading “Poverty doesn’t pause for Christmas”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 25 November 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that access to an arts education is important for young people, as well as society and the economy… The last time I went to the theatre, which was last month at the Hull NewContinue reading “Why access to the arts is important”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 11 November 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that the government must abolish the two child limit on benefits, ensure the recent expansion of free school meals is re-coupled with the Pupil Premium, and properly invest in the Best Start programme toContinue reading “Tackling inequalities at school is vital”

This is an edited version of an article that appeared in The Yorkshire Post on 28 October 2025 in which Matt Bromley argues that the government’s investment in school libraries is needed to help children flourish unhindered by background… At the Labour party conference in Liverpool this month, chancellor Rachel Reeves promised a library in every primaryContinue reading “School libraries open new worlds”

This is an edited extract from Making the Classroom Work for Every Child, the second book in the Equity in Education series published by Routledge, which is available now. Click here for more details. The story so far  In Book 1 in the Equity in Education series, Why School Doesn’t Work for Every Child, weContinue reading “Thomas and Tommy Revisited – Part One”