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The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Deluded like Quixote, Osborne lacks his nobility
The Paddy McGuffin column
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 something of a departure we begin this week with the latest exciting news from the world of geological and topographical calculations.
Now this column is aware that to many this may seem like an oxymoron akin to “military intelligence” or “compassionate conservatism.”
But all it would say is that, first, you would be wrong and, secondly, you have obviously never offended a room full of geologists.
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