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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…For the times, they are a-changin’
Extinction Rebellion has forced political engagement with the existential threats science has been warning about for decades, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators in Parliament Square, London
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
IF I WORE a hat I would tip it to Extinction Rebellion (XR). Its occupation of key parts of central London amounts to far more than a protest rally.
It is a moment of seismic significance — one that will come to be seen as the tipping point into a new framework of existential politics.
It is only the system itself which seems unable to grasp that XR is already the winner.
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