While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
“SORRY, that’s not my department’s decision” — “I’ll put in a word in, mate” and the notorious “I’m just doing my job.”
These lines have unfailingly been the deflections of housing officers and council bureaucrats alike, when negotiating with Scotland’s tenants’ union Living Rent (LR).
LR has strived to expand the dynamic of the labour movement outside of the workplace, recognising exploitation takes many forms: just as working conditions are not controlled by workers, housing conditions are out of the hands of tenants.
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST


