The SNP’s government programme for the next five years raises the threat of more cuts and attacks on the public sector, engagement with unions and service users is essential, argues ROZ FOYER
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Abuse of MPs is damaging democracy
Why would people of good will step forth to take part in politics if all they receive is abuse and threats to their safety, asks PAUL DONOVAN
Diane Abbott is one of many female MPs who have spoken out over the extreme abuse they receive from the public
MARK JONES recounts the remarkable revolutionary pioneers Goodwyn Barmby and Catherine Watkins, who brought the term communist into the British labour movement.
The West’s policies in Yemen are in tatters as the Ansarallah forces have taken strategic territory and humiliated Saudi-backed militias. This provides an opportunity to end Britain’s shameful policy in the region, argues STEPHEN BELL
KEITH FLETT pays tribute to the resilience of the peace and anti-imperialist movement in Britain that emerged after the September 11 attacks and is ever-more needed today
The US administration is endangering lives by reversing environmental protection laws, CHAUNCEY K ROBINSON argues
It’s time to stop retreating and go on the offensive to promote working-class interests, argues DOUG NICHOLLS
THE news that a number of female MPs are stepping down from Parliament due to the harassment and abuse they have suffered should be a cause for deep concern.
It seems to have become open season on MPs for some particularly disturbed members of the public.
It is difficult to fathom why it is thought acceptable to abuse and even threaten those who have been elected to do a job on behalf of the people.
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