Israel continues to operate with impunity in what seems to be a brutal and protracted experiment, while much of the world looks on, says RAMZY BAROUD

THE last time there was a Labour government in Westminster and an SNP government in Holyrood was 18 years ago. That was in the middle of a financial crisis and only lasted two years. 2010 was the first time that a Scottish government had to deal with a Tory UK government.
Now there is a Labour government back in Westminster, is there clear red water between Labour and the SNP?
On January 30 the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that the consent that had been given for new Scottish oil and gas fields, Rosebank and Jackdaw, was unlawful and that their owners must seek fresh approval from the UK government before production could begin.

From the ‘marketisation’ of care services to the closure of cultural venues and criminalisation of youth, a new Red Paper reveals how austerity has weakened communities and disproportionately harmed the most vulnerable, write PAULINE BRYAN and VINCE MILLS


