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The labour movement must take a lead on the Scottish independence debate
PCS is calling for the STUC to facilitate a union-led ‘constitutional convention’ to represent the voices, views and vision of working people across Scotland for our future. LYNN HENDERSON explains
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
IT’S two months on, Boris Johnson is in power, the Withdrawal Agreement Bill has passed and the battle to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader is turning toxic.
For the past couple of years under Corbyn’s leadership, there was real hope for an alternative socialist government that even in Scotland united many on the pro-independence left with those who travel on a different road to socialism.
When the exit polls came out at 10pm on December 12, I was in BBC Radio Scotland’s Glasgow studio with former Scottish republican turned Tory MSP Adam Tomkins and the SNP’s Shirley Anne Somerville.
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With new faces being elected to both to government and to my union, PCS, 2024 has been a year of change – with new challenges ahead for 2025, writes LYNN HENDERSON
In my union PCS, we know from experience that women are the first line of defence during this ongoing period of attacks from the government and employers on our living standards, writes LYNN HENDERSON
PCS senior national officer LYNN HENDERSON explains why the union is growing and taking more industrial action despite the hostility of the current government to workers’ demands
With PCS members themselves facing poverty due to poor pay and the cost-of-living crisis, industrial action was inevitable — it’s time to link up our struggles, writes LYNN HENDERSON
