NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think
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Looking ahead to getting life moving again
When lockdown ends, protecting our NHS and social care sector and preventing a second wave of the virus will be at the top of the priorities list, says BILL KIDD MSP
Nigeria’s presidential spokesman grovels to the West in response to Washington intimidation, writes PAVAN KULKARNI
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the difficulties surrounding freedom of expression
Kenny MacAskill remembers a ‘Sovietologist’ and voice for peace and reconciliation at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
NEXT May’s elections seem a very long way off when all our focus and energy are turned towards dealing with the devastating effects of the Covid-19 virus.
However, as we all know, living in a democracy our election cycle will inevitably, and rightly, come back round.
So far, with the increased volume of work that has come through my office in terms of all the constituent and systems changes to be dealt with, until writing this article, I hadn’t really given next year’s Scottish Parliament elections a great deal of thought.
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