As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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Israel-Gaza: we need an immediate ceasefire and proper humanitarian aid
Around the world people are calling for international law to be respected and the siege to be lifted immediately, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
WILFUL DESTRUCTION: Palestinians at the site of a Greek Orthodox church just destroyed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
IT HAS BEEN terrible to witness the scenes of carnage on our TV screens, as the death toll mounts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is difficult to imagine living through it.
Of course, this is not the first time this has happened over the last 75 years. But it is quite shocking to see how many politicians refuse the calls for peace and an immediate ceasefire.
The clear implication is that they are content to see more bloodshed; that they are happier with the state of war. The voices calling for peace are being marginalised.
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