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The SNP's Covid-19 recovery plan is a corporate compromise
Scotland will need radical political change after the coronavirus, but there is little sign that the SNP wants to deliver, writes STEPHEN LOW
The SNP's plan follows the advice of private-sector fat cats rather than the Community Wealth Building strategy that would see investment in core economic activities like housing, health, transport, education and care
A US onslaught of unprecedented scale has shattered Venezuelan sovereignty and exposed the fragility of the global South as Washington revives the Monroe Doctrine with overwhelming military force, write VIJAY PRASHAD and CARLOS RON
In a country torn apart by sanctions and ‘electoral warfare,’ the reality is more complex than Western headlines would have us believe, argues MARC VANDEPITTE
ALAN SIMPSON looks at the bigger issues behind Trump’s Venezuelan piracy
From the kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela to Trump’s annexation plans for Greenland: the US is openly relying on imperialism – and paradoxically strengthening its adversaries in the process, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how US doublespeak on the ‘war on drugs’ is used to camouflage its intended grab for of Latin America’s natural resources
IT should be a good thing that the Scottish government is drawing up plans for economic recovery after Covid-19. Given what their plans are however, enthusiasm should be strictly limited.
The SNP government outsourced their planning for recovery to a group chaired by former Tesco bank chief Benny Higgins, whose recommendations were accepted in full. The aim is a business-driven recovery.
The role of national and local government is to provide the stimulus for economic activity by providing low-cost funding for business and infrastructure investment and by creating the conditions for private enterprise to thrive.
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