The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Brown gets all emotional over Glasgow
Former prime minister Gordon Brown speaking at a Scottish Labour rally for the NHS at the Lighthouse in Glasgow
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
GORDON BROWN, texture like sun. The former PM certainly had more colour in his cheeks in Glasgow yesterday than when I crossed paths with him during the 2010 general election.
Marking the 70th birthday of the NHS, he recalled how Edinburgh had marked the start of free healthcare rather differently to its cousin on the Clyde. In Glasgow, socialists raised the red flag, he said — whereas the capital held a memorial service for the voluntary and philanthropic organisations that the NHS put out of business.
Brown roared: “Glasgow knew how to celebrate the NHS then, and it still does today!”
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