Olive oil remains a vital foundation of food, agriculture and society, storing power in the bonds of solidarity. Though Palestinians are under attack, they continue to press forward write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT

THERE is no such thing as an inevitability in politics — but with a Tory Party seemingly committed to the most slapstick election campaign we have ever seen and ministers doing everything they can to avoid being seen anywhere near a television camera, it is fair to say that the Conservative Party will not have the confidence of the country following July 4.
I hope, and indeed believe, that this will usher in a Labour majority government for the first time in 14 years — but in order to ensure that we need to see a considerable return of Scottish Labour MPs.
The polls suggest that this is more than possible, but we are looking at many knife-edge results all across Scotland. The choice therefore is between more of the same or new voices that will have the weight of a potential majority government behind them. Just a couple of percentage points could be the difference between five Scottish Labour MPs or 25 Scottish Labour MPs.

Labour MSP CAROL MOCHAN calls for Britain to follow France’s lead and recognise the Palestinian state as part of efforts to end this war


