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The Scottish government’s international work
BILL KIDD MSP stresses the importance of the SNP’s commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament in light of growing global tensions and the prospect of Scottish independence
Britain’s Trident nuclear-armed subs are stationed in Faslane, Scotland
YANA PETTICREW explains what’s behind the strike and how the entire sector rests on super-exploiting an unorganised workforce
STEPHEN ARNELL casts a critical eye over the sudden rash of challenges to the two-party system on both sides of the Atlantic, noting that today’s performative populist politics sadly lacks Roosevelt’s progressive ‘Bull Moose’ vision of the early 20th century
BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly
ROGER McKENZIE asks whether the US’s shift to targeting everyone at once will instil greater co-operation among rising powers
I WELCOME the publication of the Scottish government’s eagerly anticipated Global Affairs Framework. This sets out the key principles that will guide and focus Scotland’s international engagement as we move out of a post-Brexit and post-Covid context.
Since the Britain left the EU the world has endured significant shocks and international crises as a result of the Covid pandemic. We are only just beginning to come out of this now.
In Scotland, as we move forward, we have the opportunity to re-evaluate our international engagement and priorities. The committee on external affairs set about to do this and yesterday’s publication of the Global Affairs Framework addresses the calls for clarity of strategy and principles from the Scottish government in the post-Brexit international climate.
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BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly
As Labour takes control across Britain, the SNP’s progressive policies have set a benchmark for Starmer in many areas, while nuclear disarmament remains a key issue Labour neglects, writes BILL KIDD MSP
We are going backwards: we now face a new wave of nuclear weapons manufacturing and a new era in the shadow of catastrophic accidents and nuclear war, writes BILL KIDD MSP
I was honoured to play my part as a politician in the international cause of peace at the United Nations this year — but the body is fundamentally undermined by the main nuclear powers and their veto, writes BILL KIDD MSP
