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Politics goes round the twist
In the face of climate change and an international drift towards fascism, the centre and the right are descending into farce, writes NEIL FINDLAY
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
CJ ATKINS argues that despite losing the election, Chile’s left remains big and organised and must unite to resist the new far-right government
Take a read of the latest Unite Hospitality Glasgow Strike Bulletin and hear from workers fighting for better pay and dignity at work
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
POLITICS has gone mad — completely stark raving mad. What the hell is going on?
And I don’t just mean the Tory Party leadership election, where among a rogues’ gallery of austerity junkies, Frankie Dettori lookalike Rory Stewart was seen as “a bit of an outsider” with “fresh appeal.”
Outsider? The son of “a diplomat” who sought to become Britain’s chief spook, he was brought up in Malaysia and educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, then of course Eton College and Oxford University before becoming a colonial official and then a Tory MP. Yep, our Rory had a real outsider’s CV.
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