TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK speaks to the Morning Star’s Berny Torre about the increasing frustration the trade union movement feels at a government that promised change, but has been too slow to bring it about
Scotland’s public services need tax reform, not cuts
KATE RAMSDEN calls out the SNP’s political choices, citing STUC research showing billions could be raised through progressive taxation to fund vital social work and care — instead, we’re being threatened with more cuts
First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Forth Valley College to meet representatives from the Grangemouth oil refinery and local government representatives following Petroineos' decision to decommission its Grangemouth oil refinery, September 13, 2024
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
Reversing outsourcing is the pre-election promise the government must honour, says Unison general secretary CHRISTINA McANEA
EMAN ABU ZAYED reminisces about the perilous time her family and neighbours endured in northern Gaza and how they were forced, in fear of their lives, to flee south
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
ON September 5, the Scottish government’s Programme for Government (PfG) set out its four priorities for the years ahead, one of which is “ensuring high-quality and sustainable public services.”
This was delivered by the First Minister without a hint of irony, despite Scotland’s Finance Secretary, just days before, announcing £500 million cuts to public services.
The phrase in the PfG that “investment in public services is not a cost, but a vital investment in our future health, equality and prosperity,” rings very hollow, yet is one that most activists would completely agree with.
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