Israel and the US talk as if they’ve won a victory, but the reality is that world opinion has turned decisively against the Israeli regime, says RAMZY BAROUD
Slouching towards Ballyskeagh
Scotland is suffering a depressing – and growing – democratic deficit, writes STEPHEN LOW

SCOTLAND’S politics now have a depressing similarity to Northern Ireland.
What politicians do in, or out, of office is secondary to their stance on the constitution.
It’s a situation that as well dispenses with comparative trivialities like accountability.
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