If parties are serious about rebuilding trust, as the elections approach, they must embrace bold redistribution, invest in public services and put working people, not the wealthy few, at the heart of Scotland’s future, argues ROZ FOYER
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Scotland's fire services at breaking point
Underinvestment and cuts have imperilled Scottish firefighters’ ability to adequately respond to all manner of emergencies, writes JOHN McKENZIE
HOW MUCH LONGER: Firefighters attend to a fire on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, February 2023
Sinn Fein’s CHRIS HAZZARD MP addressed the closing rally at Latin America 2026 earlier this month with a reminder that the struggle for national dignity and popular power is no longer regional or symbolic — it is the front line of a global realignment led by organised peoples who refuse to bow to empire. The Star republishes his speech here
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LAST week the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) launched a consultation on the future of the fire and rescue service in Scotland.
This consultation follows the publication last year of the FBU’s groundbreaking Firestorm report which exposed the growing crisis in this vital emergency service.
Because, make no mistake about it, after over a decade of sustained underinvestment the SFRS is in crisis. Over 1,200 firefighter jobs have been cut since 2013 and a growing recruitment crisis within the retained service undermines the first line of emergency fire and rescue cover provided for over 80 per cent of Scotland’s landmass.
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The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART
