There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
Where does the fight against racism in Scotland stand now?
As we begin our annual St Andrew's Day march, we need to take an honest look at what the workers' movement still has to do to achieve racial equality, writes ROZ FOYER
STUC leader Roz Foyer
Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
AS WE approach another annual St Andrew’s march and rally, we must acknowledge that this is a crucial year for the fight against racism.
The Sheku Bayoh Family Justice Campaign needs our continuing support as their inquiry continues, racist British government immigration policy and rhetoric are only getting worse and we face a cost-of-living crisis with attacks on pay that disproportionately impact black workers.
The Bayoh family’s bravery and tenacity to keep fighting for justice for Sheku must be commended. Sheku died in police custody on the May 3 2015. It’s the family’s courage and perseverance that has led to the public inquiry and is ensuring that Sheku is not forgotten. and that power is held to account.
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Congress can chart a bold course that will force meaningful transformation for the people of Scotland
Police Scotland has admitted institutional racism as an inquiry tries to uncover the truth over the death of the 31-year-old unarmed black man killed in 2015, and bring closure for his family, writes ROZ FOYER
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