A California union’s decision to host a meeting about US policy towards Cuba has prompted a congressional probe and renewed attacks on international solidarity, writes CAMERON HARRISON
Emergency? What emergency?
CONRAD LANDIN wonders why Nicola Sturgeon is in no hurry to do anything about climate change
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
Long-term underfunding and state neglect, while simultaneously probation services have been undermined, have intensified the prison crises, argues SOLOMON HUGHES
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
The hounding of the late Jason Arday is an all too familiar experience for many black people. ROGER McKENZIE calls for collective action to combat what can feel like personal isolation
AS EMERGENCIES go, it’s pretty underwhelming.
Yes, Edinburgh is the only one of Britain’s governments to adopt new targets on climate change. Yes, its policies and practices are being reviewed in light of this.
But when you call 999, you expect a blaze of sirens. You expect the ambulances or fire engines to arrive on the scene to stabilise the situation.
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