Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS
WITH so much despicable legislation going through Parliament it would not be surprising if the Subsidy Control Bill hasn’t been at the forefront of people’s concerns.
It isn’t a vicious attack on civil liberties like the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, nor is it undermining basic rights to citizenship as in the Nationality and Borders Bill, but it is still an important piece of legislation.
Subsidies are an important part of how the so-called free market operates. Ralph Nader called it “corporate welfare.” Martin Luther King Jnr called it socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor. The myth of self-sufficient businesses generating wealth and sustaining our economy is of course rubbish.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
The plot to build a lavish Dubai-style luxury development where the rich can sun themselves on top of the mass graves of thousands is one of the most bizarre and twisted ideas to come out of the genocide in Gaza, writes ROGER McKENZIE
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN



