The Starmer project is going up in smoke – but if the left cannot swiftly build a viable alternative, the country faces the grim reality of a hard-right takeover, says ANDREW MURRAY
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It’s the time of year to beet around the bush
JUST BEET IT: Your favourite purple vegetables pulled from their earthy bed
POA general secretary STEVE GILLAN argues that while Labour’s 2025 Act was a step forward, a second wave of legislation is vital to restore the fundamental right to strike and end the exploitation of prison officers
Mehmet Turkmen, president of Birtek-Sen, has been cleared of criminal charges after speaking out against the high rate of workplace injuries and deaths in Gaziantep’s textile and carpet industry. OZLEM TEMENA reports
Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS
Over 30 years since apartheid was abolished, nasty anti-migrant rhetoric sweeps the corporate media. The Commnunist Party is ready to fight back, says ROGER McKENZIE
FRED BAYER says the cuts to the congress cycle could be disastrous for the Scottish trade union movement
THE first couple of weeks in June are an ideal time to sow beetroot for an autumn harvest.
The soil in all but the coldest gardens will finally have warmed up to the point where seeds germinate quickly and uniformly, and there’s still many weeks of good growing weather ahead.
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