The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
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Abortion is healthcare – campaigning for decriminalisation
The 1967 Abortion Act always was regarded as a compromise — now is the time to further cement and improve the right to free, safe, legal abortions for all women, argues ANN HENDERSON
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
LAST WEEK representatives of Abortion Rights Scotland, Engender, the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and a number of other organisations met the Scottish government minister for women’s health and public health to discuss taking forward the First Minister’s commitment “to exploring a review of the law on abortion to ensure that it is first and foremost a healthcare matter.”
The Scotland Act 2016 devolved responsibility for abortion law to the Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish Parliament already had full responsibility for delivery of abortion care services, which have remained within the remit of NHS Scotland, framed by the 1967 Abortion Act.
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Despite promises of a new era under state control, the SNP government backs massive cuts to ticket office hours while ignoring safety concerns and excluding disabled passengers from consultation, writes ANN HENDERSON
ANN HENDERSON, of RMT Scotland, reports from STUC women’s conference in Glasgow earlier this week where sisters gathered to highlight the issues facing women in the workforce
In light of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre being found to have constructively dismissed a worker who held that service users should be able to know the sex of the staff they were seeing, ANN HENDERSON argues that lessons need to be learned in order to uphold women’s rights
Festival board member ANN HENDERSON reports on the opening of a cultural behemoth determined to now embrace a more social role
