ALAN SIMPSON offers a few pointers on dealing with the ongoing, Trump-led destruction of the norms of a rules-based international order established post-WWII
Shaking the Labour Party
Under Starmer and Sarwar, both the UK and Scottish Labour Parties are committed to the dogmas of neoliberalism – although signs are that resistance is growing, argues VINCE MILLS
THE Scottish media is, naturally, dominated by the death of Alex Salmond. His life makes good copy: a stellar rise to almost achieving independence in the referendum of 2014 as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland to a prolonged fall.
First, he announced his resignation as leader of the SNP and first minster immediately after the failure to win the referendum and then in 2020 he faced a criminal prosecution on charges of sexual assault.
The jury returned not guilty verdicts on 12 charges and a not proven verdict on a charge of sexual assault with intent to rape.
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