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Scottish Peace Network continues struggle for global justice
ARTHUR WEST looks at the current work of the peace movement in Scotland, from opposing Nato to making sure the issue of war is included in upcoming climate change protests at Cop26
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BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
ONE of the networks which Scottish CND and local CND groups support is the Scottish Peace Network, a coalition of groups in which come from a variety of different traditions united in opposing militarism.
For a group to become part of the network they have to share a common vision of achieving a more peaceful world through co-operation, collective action and support for peaceful ways to resolve differences between nations.
The Scottish Peace Network organises opposition to nuclear weapons and military aggression.
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