A day of strike action is set to be unleashed today, against tax injustice, attacks on pensions and the anti-democratic manoeuvrings of Macron, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
‘We’re building not just a unity, but a unity of purpose’
Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD speaks to the Star about why we need to respect the EU referendum result, developing a Scottish industrial strategy, and challenges within the Labour Party

RICHARD LEONARD had to put back his interview with the Star. But who could blame him?
The new Holyrood Labour leader’s Central Scotland constituency is at the heart of the unprecedented Red Alert zone prescribed by the Met Office this week.
Scotland’s central belt has been gripped by Narnia levels of snow this week, leaving roads closed, trains cancelled and thousands of workers stranded.
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