The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Insult added to injury
Glasgow School of Art after the fire in June
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
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
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
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
AS Glasgow School of Art students put their days of tent learning behind them, the search for answers over the fire in June rumbles slowly on.
This week it emerged that building giant Kier, which was contracted to rebuild the GSA after the 2014 blaze, had located its site office inside the building despite it being unsafe.
Perhaps this should come as no surprise. Kier was one of the major builders caught up in the blacklisting scandal — where tradesmen were systematically denied work because of union activity and raising safety concerns on site.
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