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The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Tories may want to, but can’t cull us like badgers
The Paddy McGuffin column
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
There are some words and phrases in the English language, rich, vibrant and spectacularly convoluted as it is, whose meaning can oscillate wildly depending on the context in which they are delivered.
On the face of it they can appear wholly innocuous, and in most circumstances they are.
“Trust me, I’m a doctor,” for example. If you are stuck in a car wreck or stretched out on an operating table those words are full of reassurance and exude professionalism. If, however, you happen to be manacled to a cellar wall and the individual in question has just laid out an array of sharp implements with ne’er an anaesthesiologist in sight…
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