King of a dead planet
What will come out of it we will see, since it is vulnerable to crack-pot solutions rather than serious proposals. It is however, a sign of the times and a recognitions the scale and urgency of the problem.
News & Analysis
Climate action in Scotland stepped up
Extinction Rebellion Scotland (XRS) have launched three weeks of action to highlight opposition to the climate and ecological crisis across the country. Other campaigns are [...]
Trade unionists rally for Richie Venton and extend action
Trade unionists across Britain and Ireland are rallying to support Richie Venton following his sacking at IKEA Glasgow. Mike Picken reports from Glasgow. A veteran [...]
Covid-19 resurgence – a glimpse of the apocalypse
An exit strategy from such pandemics is now crucial to the future of human life on the planet.
End the hostile environment – defend asylum seekers and refugees
The Tory plans to disperse asylum seekers thousands of miles away are another example of the racism of the UK government.
How much would you pay for a jar of honey?
What makes the book of some passing interest is the insight it gives you into how Tories think and behave when they sense no one is watching.
Tories enshrine impunity for British security forces in law
“As the UK government doubles down on its ambition to assert state power at home and across the globe, it is all the more necessary for the left to demand that Scottish independence presents a real and genuine alternative.”
Stop blaming students – meet public health and testing needs!
Governments and university authorities need to listen to student and trade unions warnings about the dangers and respond with a public health focus, not blame and the threat of expulsion.
Italian elections: democracy reduced, government given breathing space
Salvini took over the leadership of the right from Berlusconi but now is being challenged by Meloni
Left must oppose ‘live with virus’ doctrine
The new spike in cases and hospital admissions shows the failure of the Johnson government’s strategy.
