The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades
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Independence is no longer ‘the’ issue
STEPHEN LOW looks at an election in Scotland that, for the first time in a decade, wasn’t a fight about flags
PROMISING BEGINNING? Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar with some of the newly elected Labour MPs at Four Winds Pavilion in Glasgow, yesterday
The Islamic Republic’s suddenly weakened regional position exposes the nation to grave threats from US imperialism
DONG XUE explains why US tariffs hold no significant threat to China
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn laid out a roadmap for peace, justice and equality as they celebrated the legacy of inspirational socialist Tony Benn, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
IT’S OFTEN said that oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them. It’s a measure of how bad Thursday night was for the SNP that John Swinney’s administration did just that, without even being on the ballot paper.
It’s a stunning reversal for a party that has been completely hegemonic in Scottish politics for a decade.
And it is, despite Labour cleaning up in the Central Belt, more of a tale of nationalist decline than Labour advance.
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