HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
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Poverty could be addressed tomorrow if the political will was there
Although Challenge Poverty Week is a worthy endeavour, we need to be much more radical if we’re to address the constant economic pressure on the very poorest in society, says KATE RAMSDEN
A foodbank
CJ ATKINS reports on the stand that saw Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif hauled out of Israel’s parliament during Donald Trump’s vainglorious address
ROGER McKENZIE argues that Western powers can see the beginning of the end in the rise of the global South — and racist reactions are kicking in
The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
CHALLENGE Poverty Week was held in Scotland earlier this month.
Co-ordinated by the Poverty Alliance, the initiative was supported by hundreds of organisations raising our collective voice against poverty.
The STUC, my own union branch, Unison Scotland and Aberdeen Trades Union Council were all proud to join this initiative.
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