David Nicholson spoke to BETH WINTER about her bid to become a Senedd member as an independent running on a community grassroots campaign
STUDENTS at the University of Portsmouth stood against staff cuts and continued partnerships with IDF-affiliated weapons companies outside University House last week.
The announcement of an “academic reset” could see a merger of four faculties and the loss of 445 staff members. This is in spite of the fact that, according to the University and College Union, the University of Portsmouth has almost £329 million at its disposal.
“I believe it’s all being done on a kind of matrix, so we will get points […] and the people with the lowest points are going to be made redundant,” said a staff member at risk of redundancy.
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
ANDREW FILMER welcomes the reopening of Glasgow’s landmark theatre after a seven-year transformation
JAMIE DRISCOLL explains how his group, Majority, plans to empower working people to empower themselves
BLANE SAVAGE recommends the display of nine previously unseen works by the Glaswegian artist, novelist and playwright



