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
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As Scottish Labour conference takes place in Glasgow, CAROL MOCHAN MSP sees some specific challenges facing the party north of the border
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during the Scottish Labour Party conference at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, February 16, 2024
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
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Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
IT’S Scottish Labour conference time in Glasgow and as always that means some self-reflection as a party is required.
With Labour looking likely to form the next British government, it is perhaps more important than ever we really pay attention to what is said and decided here over the next few days and, most importantly, take part democratically in the debates and the decisions ourselves as members and trade unionists.
It does feel as if there is a different atmosphere around conference this year. I accept that over most of the last decade there have been few occasions apart from 2017 where you could genuinely say Scottish Labour felt like it was experiencing a resurgence, but there is definitely a renewed sense of opportunity pervading the conference hall this year with council by-election victories under our belt and promising polling providing the wind in our sails.
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