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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Poverty could be addressed tomorrow if the political will was there
Although Challenge Poverty Week is a worthy endeavour, we need to be much more radical if we’re to address the constant economic pressure on the very poorest in society, says KATE RAMSDEN
A foodbank
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
CHALLENGE Poverty Week was held in Scotland earlier this month.
Co-ordinated by the Poverty Alliance, the initiative was supported by hundreds of organisations raising our collective voice against poverty.
The STUC, my own union branch, Unison Scotland and Aberdeen Trades Union Council were all proud to join this initiative.
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