The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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A high-handed disrespect for Scotland’s democracy
The Westminster government’s decision to invoke Section 35 over the gender recognition reform Bill on trans rights is a cynical attack on the principle of devolution, argues MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP
CONTROVERSY: An aerial view of the Scottish Parliament
at Holyrood
A Chilean court ruled that funds were illegally taken by the dictator to accumulate family wealth that is now disputed among his heirs, writes PABLO MERIGUET
DAVID HORSLEY remembers communist seaman Bill Bailey, the ‘Kid from Hoboken,’ whose heroics in tearing down a swastika flag from a ship’s mast inspired early anti-fascist resistance
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
I went to bed planning for university, but woke to bombs falling on Gaza, losing my home, best friend, and nearly my hand — yet I am unbroken, and still dream of writing to carry Palestinian voices worldwide, writes EMAN GHASSAN ABUZAYED
The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
AS socialists, whose side are we on? Are we on the side of Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party, which is attacking trans rights and undermining devolution?
Or are we on the side of trade unionists, feminists, civil society and human rights organisations standing up for trans rights and defending democracy?
The answer should be obvious.
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The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate — but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight
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