The UK Prime Minister may have the regal touch in northern England, but he’s been wrong-footed on the constitutional challenges posed by the Celtic Alliance of first ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, argues KENNY MacASKILL
THE Tories claim to be the party of law and order. But their ferocious cuts to police and the rise in serious violent crime say otherwise.
In reality, it means draconian measures against trade unions, against campaigners and against Muslims and young black men. But everyone else can go whistle if they want to see a bobby on the beat, or a burglary investigated, or a rapist prosecuted.
That’s why Labour once again this week prioritised a focus on policing and crime and highlighted the consequences of the cuts by the Tories over the last decade.
TUC president and POA leader STEVE GILLAN speaks to Ben Chacko on the eve of Congress 2026
Stronger legal protections, better policing and action to protect all retail workers are urgently needed, argues JOANNE THOMAS
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS


