The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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A recovery programme for Scotland’s workers
A new report from the Scottish TUC calls for the introduction of a National Care Service, a green stimulus package, sectoral collective bargaining and democratic public ownership, reports ROZ FOYER
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Public libraries are sanctuaries which facilitate the exploration of the universe of ideas for free for those curious enough. ROGER McKENZIE advocates their protection against authoritarian incursions, US style
Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
JOE BESWICK of the London Renters Union talks to the Morning Star’s new Left on Record programme
The unnecessarily violent police intervention at a Quaker place of worship is a PR disaster and will only serve to deepen the chasm between them and the public. SYMON HILL reports
ANDREW MURRAY wonders whether recent opinion polling and a fresh local authority by-election result in Ilford are an indication that the time is ripe for the left to make inroads
Due to the actions of this government, the challenges facing those with disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, are nigh on insurmountable, argus RUTH HUNT
NEXT week sees the start of Challenge Poverty Week co-ordinated by the Scottish Poverty Alliance. Their key message is that “as we plan our economic recovery, we must redesign our economy to reflect the values of justice and compassion we all share.”
This reflects the view, widely held among Scotland’s civil society and campaigning organisations, that recovery must not mean going back to the place we were before the pandemic.
That place is a Scotland where the two richest families now have as much wealth as the poorest 20 per cent of the population, while Scotland’s richest twenty families are wealthier than the bottom 30 per cent of the population combined. Low pay is endemic and work is insecure for hundreds of thousands of people.
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Police Scotland has admitted institutional racism as an inquiry tries to uncover the truth over the death of the 31-year-old unarmed black man killed in 2015, and bring closure for his family, writes ROZ FOYER
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