The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Dugdale comes unstuck over libel case funding
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
IN Scottish Labour, it seems like a faction fight is never complete without a legal battle. Just months ago, Glasgow solicitor Asim Khan successfully sued his own party over the selection timetable for the Glasgow South West seat at Westminster.
He threatened to go to court again when the party barred him from the contest — though he failed to follow through with that one.
Now, ex-Slab leader Kezia Dugdale has said she “lost the ability to cope” when the party informed her lawyers it would no longer fund her defence costs in a libel case.
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