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
Now or never moment for Scottish Labour
The Scottish Labour conference this weekend will be the last call to save the party from electoral ignominy in 2026, argues CRAIG ANDERSON
JUST POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE? Inauguration of Scottish Labour conference, Anas Sarwar, centre
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
AS MEMBERS of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), we fought hard for the election of a Labour government that promised change.
For over a decade, working-class communities across the UK suffered under the callous policies of the Conservative Party. The promise of a new dawn breaking with Labour brought many voters to the polls with hope — hope for dignity, fairness, and meaningful change in the lives of ordinary people.
Yet, here we stand on the eve of the first visit of a Labour Prime Minister to a Scottish Labour Conference in 15 years and just eight months after that momentous election win, and we are not just deeply disappointed, we are angry.
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