Scotland
Richard Leonard resignation adds to Scottish Labour crisis
Richard Leonard's resignation on Thursday as leader of Scottish Labour comes as the party faces a deep crisis.
Resistance in Scottish further education saves lives
Scottish further education (FE) workers have revolted over safety.
Scottish further education lecturers ready for battle
Further Education lecturers in the Scottish teaching union, EIS, have voted decisively to oppose college managements' attempts to replace them with instructors.
Inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh gets underway
A public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody in Fife, near Edinburgh, began on Monday.
Letters—Free period products provision in Scotland is a win for women
This week in Scotland marked a victory for grassroots campaigners who have fought a long battle for free and fair access to menstrual items.
Forth Valley college lecturers start action as wider clash looms
Forth Valley College lecturers in the EIS-Further Education Lecturers’ Association (FELA) union began a campaign of industrial action last week.
Mass Scottish independence gathering shows challenge to SNP’s dominance
15 November 2020Hundreds of people joined the largest online gathering yet for the independence movement in Scotland this weekend
Compulsory job cuts beaten at Heriot-Watt after workers threaten strike
09 November 2020Planned strikes at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have been called off after bosses backed down.
Scottish miners could be pardoned, but fight for justice continues
28 October 2020Hundreds of miners in Scotland who were convicted of crimes during the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike might be pardoned
Polls show consistent support for Scottish independence
18 October 2020The latest IPSOS MORI opinion poll on Scottish Independence has record numbers in favour, with 58 percent saying they would vote for a break from Britain.
Asylum seeker left in legal limbo refuses to end hunger strike
23 September 2020An asylum seeker in Glasgow is refusing to end a hunger strike until the Home Office allows him to stay in Britain.
US state threatens to shoot anti-racists in Washington
21 September 2020The US state prepared to use live fire against anti‑racist protesters in Washington, a congressional inquiry has heard
Julian Assange hearing begins
08 September 2020Julian Assange began his latest fight against extradition to the US in the Old Bailey on Monday.
Defend Richie Venton, sacked by Ikea
07 September 2020Protesters from several trade unions picketed a Glasgow Ikea store last Friday to demand the reinstatement of a union rep sacked for fighting cuts to workers’ conditions.
Tories plough ahead with unsafe return to schools
24 August 2020Boris Johnson this week reiterated his drive to get all children in England back to school full time next month. Yet the Tories are refusing to put in place measures to make schools safer, such as smaller class sizes to enable social distancing.
Letters—Scrapping our public health body is all about deflection
23 August 2020Scapegoating is behind the Tory decision to scrap Public Health England (PHE), growing support for Scottish independence, plus more.
End an unfair exam system
11 August 2020Class, not ability, determines what grades you get in school— and the exams fiasco in Scotland made that explicit.
Downgrades of Scottish exam results shows class bias
05 August 2020Scottish teachers' judgements about pupils' exam grades have been overruled, and there's a strong element of class inequality built into the process.
Sturgeon might sound good, but the virus has been a disaster in Scotland
24 July 2020Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has received glowing reviews for her handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Edinburgh protest for Scottish independence
21 July 2020Around 60 people joined an All Under One Banner demonstration at the Scottish parliament on Monday.
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- ‘We are going to win,’ say Sage care home strikers
- ‘Intensive care is in crisis and it’s about to get worse’—nurse speaks out
- Richard Leonard resignation adds to Scottish Labour crisis
- Mike Davis—‘Put forward radical demands and match the mood for socialism’
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