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We are winning this fight
General secretary of the STUC ROZ FOYER salutes an almost unprecedented year of workers’ struggle that now has to stamp its will on the governments of Britain
YEAR OF ACTION: Roz Foyer speaks at the STUC’s Scotland Demands Better rally in Edinburgh, December 8 2022
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IT GOES without saying that this year’s STUC Congress comes at a pivotal moment for our movement, our class and our politics.
Our movement is mobile. It’s angry. It’s active and it’s loud. We’ve not seen the sustained, united levels of public outcry and energy from every corner of our affiliation for generations.
We have seen working people, led by the delegates attending STUC Congress, taking ownership of their lives, demanding the means of a better life.
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Congress can chart a bold course that will force meaningful transformation for the people of Scotland
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
There’s no avoiding the reality that decent public services need to be properly funded – and that means a progressive system of taxation, argues STUC leader ROZ FOYER
As we begin our annual St Andrew's Day march, we need to take an honest look at what the workers' movement still has to do to achieve racial equality, writes ROZ FOYER
