Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
Why we are launching Jobs For Good
RICHARD LEONARD, Scottish Labour leader, explains why it has become necessary to campaign for new and secure forms of employment as the SNP does little to fend off the Tory assault
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard
A judge in a German court ruled that the ban activity imposed on renowned Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful, reports LEON WYSTRYCHOWSKI
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
From Gaza protest bans to proscribing Palestine Action, political elites are showing a crisis of confidence as they abandon Roy Jenkins’s apologetic approach for Suella Braverman’s aggressive ‘hate march’ rhetoric, writes PAUL DONOVAN
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the legal case behind this weekend’s Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival and the lessons for today
Ben Chacko talks to RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY about how the key to fixing broken Britain lies in collective sectoral bargaining, restoring unions’ ability to take solidarity strike action and bringing about the much-vaunted ‘wave of insourcing’
The summer of 1950 saw Labour abandon further nationalisation while escalating Korean War spending from £2.3m to £4.7m, as the government meekly accepted capitalism’s licence and became Washington’s yes-man, writes JOHN ELLISON
THE job of an effective opposition is to bring to Parliament the lived experiences of communities — to confront government with the facts and the realities about what is happening outside the parliamentary bubble.
That’s why we have raised ongoing concerns over personal protective equipment to ensure people are cared for effectively and are treated fairly. We have repeatedly questioned the First Minister about the grim realities facing Scotland’s care homes and the toll this has taken on carers too.
We have shone a light on the human rights erosion faced by Scotland’s most vulnerable people, with the SNP government now under pressure from the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The facts and realities from the real world were graphically illustrated last week when two trade union delegations lobbied the Scottish Parliament.
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