Israel and the US talk as if they’ve won a victory, but the reality is that world opinion has turned decisively against the Israeli regime, says RAMZY BAROUD
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Relying on the SNP lurching from crisis to crisis is not enough
Scottish Labour not only needs to develop policies on the big questions facing Scottish workers – it also needs a credible position on the constitution, argues NEIL FINDLAY
First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after First Minister's Questions (FMQs) in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, April 20, 2023
SOLOMON HUGHES finds one-time Cameron-centrist EU fans now promote vicious anti-migrant rhetoric in their bid to get attention for their ailing party
From terrifying the children of immigrants to pepper-spraying frogs, the US under Trump is rapidly descending into mayhem, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
Farage and other Reform-ers keep pointing to Dubai’s immigration policy – but there migrants make up most of the population and do all the work without any rights, muses SOLOMON HUGHES
Modi has rolled out the carpet for the Taliban in New Delhi — and we shouldn’t be surprised. They have more in common than you might think, argues Bhabani Shankar Nayak
HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
SINCE THE 1970s media commentators and right-wing newspapers have demonised trade unions, showing images of rubbish piled high in the streets coupled with references to “the winter of discontent.”
Well, if they are looking for a phrase to describe the most intense and inspiring period of industrial action since the ’70s let it be defined by our movement, not them. For me 2022-23 is “the year the workers fought and won.”
Across the economy train drivers, civil servants, doctors, council workers, nurses, firefighters, posties, teachers, physiotherapists, lecturers, railway workers, ambulance crews, airport staff and many, many more have either been on strike or threatened strike action in pursuit of fair pay and conditions.
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