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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Outsmarting the media moguls
One of the major problems for engagement with progressive politics is the dominance of the right-wing, corporate media — a situation which is only getting worse with Murdoch's plans to expand. We must fight back on all fronts, writes JOHN GREEN
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
LETTER-WRITERS to the press and many pundits themselves ask pleadingly why so many of their fellow citizens vote for parties and politicians who are opposed to their best interests — and why do so many not even bother with politics or voting at all?
While there may be no simple answer to such queries, undoubtedly one of the key reasons is the ownership of the media and the deliberate dumbing down of content.
The urgent need for a thorough democratisation of the media was stressed by Jeremy Corbyn during the launch of his Peace and Justice Project last weekend.
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