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ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Scottish Labour's alternative budget will give real power to the people
Richard Leonard has already transformed Labour’s approach to Scotland’s economy from a timid managerialism to one that challenges the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism, writes PAULINE BRYAN
Long before modern labour movements, England’s farmworkers fought back against their oppression – and for some, like Elizabeth Studham, the price was exile to Australia. MAT COWARD tells the story
As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR
CARLOS MARTINEZ reports on China’s role in helping Cuba develop self-sufficiency in renewable energy, which would shield it from the sort of pain Donald Trump is inflicting with his oil blockade
JAYNE FISHER on why the government’s latest amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, which returns to the Commons on Tuesday, is a serious threat to our freedoms
A surge in futures activity minutes before news of US–Iran talks has led to questions about insider trading and oversight gaps, writes CJ ATKINS
THE SNP budget for 2018-19, which passed with the support of the Scottish Greens, draws a stark line between the mainstream conservative economic policies of the SNP and what is now offered by the Scottish Labour Party.
Even though he has only been in office for two months, Richard Leonard has transformed Labour’s approach to Scotland’s economy from a timid managerialism to one that challenges the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism.
The SNP is using its powers to make changes to the tax system in Scotland, but it is not prepared to offer fundamental redistribution of wealth.
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