The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
Class politics beyond Yes and No
The independence debate is sucking the material basis out of Scottish politics. We can’t just ‘get it out the way’ with a referendum – we need a third option on the ballot paper itself, argues PAULINE BRYAN of the Red Paper Collective
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
WHEN trying to understand the current situation in Scotland, it is important to recognise there is no strong left.
It’s easy to have a romantic view with Keir Hardie, Mary Barbour and the rent strikes, Jimmy Maxton and the Red Clydesiders, the Upper Clyde Shipworkers — but that isn’t the Scotland of today.
The Scottish Labour Party played its role in sapping the radicalism out of Scottish politics.
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Scotland’s Labour members deserve a real choice — and if continuity Sawar is all they get, the end is nigh for the party, says VINCE MILLS
JOHN McINALLY sees little chance of change at Westminster, and calls on the left to get serious about building a real alternative
Your Party can become an antidote to Reform UK – but only by rooting itself in communities up and down the country, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN