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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Is Scottish independence the only way to ‘renew democracy?’
PAULINE BRYAN objects to the narrow scope of the SNP's new paper which fails to include any alternatives to full independence or keeping the status quo
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
THERE has been no summer break in Scotland for those engaged in party politics. The Scottish Conservatives have been caught up in the leadership election. The two candidates seem determined to rally support for independence by their obvious disdain for devolution.
In early July the Scottish Labour Party issued Better Government for the UK. It was announced as the first in a series of documents, but this first paper seems to have disappeared. It is possible that it was sidelined because, as Anas Sarwar said in his speech, Labour is now proposing a new senate where members should be directly elected, with a mandate to represent their nation or region.
The SNP government has so far produced two of what will be a series of papers under the collective title Building a New Scotland — the first was reviewed by Vince Mills in the Morning Star (No clarity on who really runs Scotland, July 5). This has now been followed by Renewing Democracy Through Independence.
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