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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Rage, a wage and the machine
In a time of increasing mechanisation, ideas about a universal basic income are being raised. ALAN SIMPSON is sceptical
You are obsolete
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
IN a thought-provoking Guardian article, “As robots take our jobs, we need something else,” George Monbiot argued that the the future for humanity lies in voluntary work, underpinned by a universal basic income (UBI).
A slew of economists followed suit. Then the RSA joined in, suggesting that everyone under 55 be given £10,000 over two years to pursue training or caring activities.
They all begin from a premise that, as the RSA put it, “the link between hard work and fair pay has broken.”
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