Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
Women’s words speak volumes
With most of recorded history dominated by the voices of men, LYNNE WALSH encourages sisters to read the memoirs of women – and to write their own too
REMARKABLE: The Danish writer Karen Blixen as a recipient of De Gyldne Laurbaer prize on November 6 1952
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KELLIE O’DOWD reports on an event to highlight the GMB sisterhood
The Scottish labour movement’s rejection of the Supreme Court ruling on sex-based rights jeopardises not only the credibility of the unions but also poses legal risks and opens the door to far-right reaction, warns JANE McLENACHAN
ROGER MCKENZIE argues that it was correct to ban the notorious Israeli side who were likely to cause trouble in Muslim areas of Birmingham, but asks, given the occupation and slaughter in Palestine, why any Israeli team is being hosted anywhere
ARTHUR WEST alerts readers to peace-centred activities in Scotland in November
With the last bricks of the red wall crumbling in the Caerphilly by-election, Starmer and co cannot count on the spectre of Farageism translating into votes for them come the next general election, argues ANDREW MURRAY
IT’S a bit of a cliche to hear the rallying call that women should be raising our voices and amplifying those of other sisters.
We do, of course, whenever we have the time, energy — and often, the rage against injustice.
We run campaigns, sign petitions, speak out in public and in the media. We have diaries stuffed with conferences, seminars, podcasts, and endless meetings in the limbo-land of Zoom.
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