LOUISE RAW talks to Sabby Dhalu, Kevin Courtney and Steve Wright about why we should all join next weekend’s march against the far right in London
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The SNP twists in the wind on climate change
The Scottish government seems at sixes and sevens over almost every strategic policy as Extinction Rebellion and others push it against the wall (of Holyrood, naturally)
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon refused to say whether new gas-fired power stations were consistent with her declaration of a climate emergency
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
FROM SUNDAY through to Thursday next week, Extinction Rebellion protesters will host a “climate camp” outside Holyrood.
Having announced a “climate emergency” you’d think Nicola Sturgeon would be the first to sign up — but when I asked her spokesman if she’d be visiting, he said he hadn’t even heard of it.
Meanwhile Transport Secretary Michael Matheson said “good progress” had been made to “increase revenue, deliver operating efficiencies and pursue exciting opportunities for the future,” and so Prestwick Airport was ready to be re-privatised. Matheson, like so many of his colleagues, seems to believe this emergency is something one can opt in and out of at one’s convenience.
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