The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Victory for the Star as Holyrood changes procedure on guests after fascist furore
Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy, who founded the fascist Social-National Party of Ukraine, now Svoboda, and is a vocal fan of nazi collaborator and Holocaust war criminal Stepan Bandera
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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
WHOEVER said a bit of everyday journalism can’t make a difference?
Last week the Star set the news agenda at Holyrood, reporting the Presiding Officer’s invitation to the Scottish Parliament of a Ukrainian politician who founded a neonazi party.
The episode would have gone unnoticed were it not for the paper raising it in the post-FMQs press briefing, and subsequently putting in questions to parliamentary authorities.
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