While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
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End of the road for ‘imperialism’s chariot’
PETER FROST wil not mourn the passing of the iconic all-terrain vehicle whose image will forever be tarnished by its association with political repression and warfare
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
Dignity is important to all humans, argues the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School, but it does not come about automatically. In a less than perfect world, dignity can accompany suffering, but the collective dignity of working people is achieved through acting together to change the world.
The US aim to reshape the existing order in the Middle East needs to be resolutely resisted, argues PAYAM SOLHTALAB
Concessions to Washington by the post-Maduro leadership in Caracas are designed to preserve the core of the Bolivarian Revolution not betray it, argue Roger D Harris, Francisco Dominguez and Mara Paez Victor. How the solidarity movement responds is critical
ALMA EGAN suggests four days out that bring the region’s history of protest to life
EVERY macho motoring correspondent, from jingoistic Jeremy Clarkson upward, is saying a fond farewell to the Land Rover Defender, production of which ended on Friday.
Indian owners Tata Motors had been threatening the end of the traditional Land Rover for many months but now production has finally stopped.
Of course I’m sorry about any potential loss of jobs at Land Rover’s Solihull plant, indeed more sorry it would seem than Tata, which is already hinting that some of the replacement vehicle production will move to one of two new Land Rover factories one in Puna, India, the other in Nitra, western Slovakia.
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After battling hills, rain and injury in a three-day cycle ride ending at the CWU conference, MATT KERR reflects on why class unity remains the answer to injustice
The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY