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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The only way that we can respect democracy is to exit the EU
The struggle to defend, develop and advance our democratic rights now is key to the long-term struggle for socialism, says JOHNNIE HUNTER
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
DEMOCRACY is among the highest virtues of human society. It is little surprise then that various sides in the Brexit debate in Scotland have sought to ground their arguments in “respect for democracy” and “respect for the will of the people.”
On the one hand those who advocate exiting the European Union argue that the result of the 2016 referendum must be respected by delivering Brexit.
In opposition, last weekend also witnessed the escalation of a campaign to frustrate the referendum result, the so-called People’s Vote campaign.
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