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Scottish politics enters a new era – but what does it signify?
A new coalition government between the SNP and the Scottish Greens poses questions about whether we’ll ever see radical change, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
Whether the Scottish Green Party will break the habit of a lifetime and actually challenge the SNP on any significant issues remains to be seen, but it is to be welcomed that one-party dominance of the Scottish Parliament has been diluted
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Mass mobilisations are forcing governments to seriously consider imposing sanctions and severing ties — even in places like Australia and the Netherlands — despite continued arms shipments to Israel’s war machine, writes RAMZY BAROUD
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THIS week will see a new coalition government at Holyrood. A lopsided coalition, but a historic one nonetheless.
Whether the Scottish Green Party will break the habit of a lifetime and actually challenge the SNP on any significant issues remains to be seen, but it is to be welcomed that one-party dominance of the Scottish Parliament has been diluted. After all, that was one aspect of what it was set up to achieve.
The original vision of a reconstituted Scottish Parliament was a purposeful one and though there may have been cynical reasons for and against on both sides, the eventual consensus arrived at was a productive step forward.
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