The party’s internal enforcer built his sinister influence in the shadows – but nemesis now appears to be at hand, says ANDREW MURRAY
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Scotland should welcome its second-hand trains - for they were built in the best days of public-sector innovation
Britain’s housing crisis is no accident but a political choice, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
JOANNE THOMAS welcomes the Employment Rights Act as an instrument for the much-needed revitalisation of trade union membership and activism
On May 4, the MML opens its doors to marchers and visitors alike, celebrating a living tradition of working-class struggle. MEIRIAN JUMP invites readers to come along and explore the building and its collections
Studying the works of Karl Marx is a necessity if we are to fully comprehend the crises that surround us, says MATT WILLGRESS ahead of a Marx Matters event this weekend
On Workers Memorial Day, EDDIE DEMPSEY calls for immediate action on our railways to make the network safer for all
TODAY ScotRail will introduce its “Happy Trains” between Edinburgh and Glasgow — given this nauseating name because of the modified frontage of the Class 365 stock, which resembles a smiley face.
These are trains built in the mid-1990s transferred from the ailing Govia Thameslink Railway, which has led some to accuse ScotRail of “spin” for boasting of the improvements they will bring.
The reality, however, is that as with most trains commissioned before privatisation, they are far superior to the carriages commissioned now.
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