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We need to defend CalMac
It is not the public ownership model that is failing Scotland’s ferry services, it is the government’s poor management – and privatisation would be far worse, writes KATY CLARK MSP
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
THIS time last year, I wrote that Scotland’s public ferry service was in crisis due to the “failure of the Scottish government to invest in a new fleet over many years,” with sailings cancelled at short notice due to technical breakdowns.
Since then, matters have spiralled out of control.
On Arran, islanders faced food and fuel shortages over the winter due to unreliable sailings. In South Uist, hundreds of residents have been turning out in recent days to protest their service being withdrawn due to difficulties elsewhere on the network.
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