Trade unions need to step up and force a turn in the policies of the labour movement to effectively confront the far-right threat, argues NICK WRIGHT
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The biggest problem we have is poverty
Labour’s Edinburgh Northern and Leith candidate GORDON MUNRO talks to the Star about the rise in foodbank
use and how wealth can be redistributed with fair taxation
As the 90th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish civil war is marked, Teesside campaigners will gather to remember the local men and women who stood against fascism, explains TONY FOX
Whatever differences exist among international sympathisers of the Bolivarian revolution about its current trajectory, they should unite against the imperialist power that is the source of an enforced retreat, argues ROGER D HARRIS
Washington’s inability to subjugate Iran is an example of how it is trying to preserve a regional order that no longer exists, argues RAMZY BAROUD
US financial instability is exposing the limits of a dollar-dominated global economy — and giving the Global South a historic chance to build an alternative, says MURAD QURESHI
Deprivation is a fundamental factor in criminal behaviour that must be addressed but, KENNY MacASKILL argues, there needs to a major rethink in sentencing to tackle overcrowding
EDINBURGH is a beautiful city and has long been a tourist hotspot with its historic castle, world-famous fringe festival and prestigious university.
But as with many cities like it, areas have been gentrified, increasing the cost of living for ordinary people who feel pushed out by sky-high rents and a lack of affordable housing.
Despite often being seen as affluent compared to cities like Glasgow and Dundee, Edinburgh and its surrounding areas suffer many of the same problems, like poverty, unemployment, poor pay and housing shortages.
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