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
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Scotland faces an unjust transition
The wind energy boom in Scotland is not going to Scotland — why are we allowing both the jobs and the energy being produced go to foreign companies, asks KENNY MACASKILL MP
WHOSE POWER: The first of two electricity substations built by NnG Offshore Wind Ltd off the coast of Fife but owned by France and Ireland, seen here in 2022
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
Following comments made by Robert Jenrick about the people of Handsworth, the TUC, together with 12 trade unions representing members who live and work in the area, have issued a joint letter calling for the Conservative Party to take immediate action
With the rise of Reform and the flag-raising phenomenon, it’s hard not to recall my family’s struggles with racism, from Teddy Boys attacking my pregnant mother to me being told to ‘go back to the jungle’ at only five years old, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
The move to restrict exports of the important rare earth metals that China has a 90% monopoly on has provoked Trump to declare a 100% tariff on Chinese exports and other retaliatory measures, reports DYLAN MURPHY
THERE’S no doubt we need to transition from fossil fuels. Climate change is real — and even in this country, the effects are becoming frightening. In other lands, it’s now deadly, and shamefully most often it’s affecting those countries that contributed least to the situation our planet faces.
That said renewables offer a huge opportunity for both Scotland and Britain. Our geography and climate, so often a curse, are now a blessing. Wind and location, once an impediment, now offer huge opportunities with on and offshore wind, never mind other technologies such as wave and tidal.
But it cannot happen overnight nor simply be magicked up. It takes time to transition, and skills and strategies are required to achieve it. Plastics are needed for vital components in turbines, never mind diesel to get them to site on land or sea.
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