General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
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The kids are all right, the politicians ought to listen
MATT KERR sees schools teach kids their rights and is also heartened by the ever-present solidarity with Palestinians he has experienced during the recent marches
GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS: Sharyn Lock, a midwife who is on hunger strike for five days in solidarity with the people of Gaza. She is outside the Scottish Parliament, from 9 to 5 each day up to and including tomorrow
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IN GLASGOW and Edinburgh at the weekend, thousands rallied for Palestine and the cause of peace and justice in a far-off land.
The snow swirled in the howling wind as they marched through the streets, to supportive hoots from drivers and cheers from the determined shoppers who ignored the weather in an attempt to find Christmas presents in good time — some even joined the rally.
On social media, messages of support flooded in from those stranded by a Scottish transport system still coming to terms with the concept of winter after all these millennia.
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