Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
UNISON’s Scottish local government branches meet in Glasgow at a time when there is unprecedented political turmoil.
Each day brings yet more confusion, indecision and political skulduggery as a result of the double blows from the ongoing Brexit fallout and the austerity agenda.
Local government workers know first hand that budgets have been slashed under austerity and the outlook is further worsened by Brexit chaos.
With Labour governments either side of the border, the distressing times we live in demand much more collaborative working, argues JESS TURNER
Tackling poverty in Scotland cannot happen without properly funded public services. Unison is leading the debate
When privatisation is already so deeply embedded in the NHS, we can’t just blindly argue for ‘more funding’ to solve its problems, explain ESTHER GILES, NICO CSERGO, BRIAN GIBBONS and RATHI GUHADASAN



