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Derek Thomson
ANGER NEEDS ANSWERS: Stand Up To Racism gathers in Glasgow’s George Square, in a counter-protest to a Tommy Robinson rally, September 2024
Features / 29 April 2025
29 April 2025

Scotland’s rapidly growing support for Reform UK is the result of a profound crisis of trust in mainstream politics — one that progressives share, and must harness, writes DEREK THOMSON

Members of Unite, Unison, GMB, and the EIS trade unions stag
Voices of Scotland / 25 February 2025
25 February 2025
As we face savage cuts to our pay and conditions while the executive gravy train chugs on, Unite is putting the Scottish government on notice as workers prepare for a massive wave of resistance, writes DEREK THOMSON
ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY: Grangemouth’s estimated contribution i
Features / 28 September 2024
28 September 2024
DEREK THOMSON salutes Unite’s string of inflation-busting victories from bakeries to airports, but slams Labour and the SNP’s inaction over the Grangemouth refinery closure and badly fumbling the Just Transition process
Features / 3 August 2024
3 August 2024
Unite demands action to protect Scotland’s vital industrial asset — from sustainable aviation fuel to new green projects, we are ready to outline a vision for the refinery’s survival, writes DEREK THOMSON
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is given a tour by Scottish P
Voices of Scotland / 27 June 2023
27 June 2023
We will fight to make sure the promises on job creation made by the SNP and Labour are delivered and that the coming green transition centres workers, writes Unite Scottish secretary DEREK THOMSON