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Paul Holmes, branch secretary of Kirklees Unison and left wing candidate in the union’s general secretary election, says that workers won’t just "sit and take" the cuts there.

Or Ben-David, a 19 year old member of the Shministim, spoke at two electrifying meetings in Scotland last week as part of a national tour organised by Jews for Justice for Palestinians.

Striking Scotrail workers lobbied the Scottish parliament on Thursday of last week.

Union activists and anti-cuts campaigners from across Scotland marched in Glasgow last Saturday.

This display is the first in a new series bringing together old masters and modern art from the National Galleries of Scotland.

Delegates at the UCU union’s Scotland congress last week voted unanimously to prioritise industrial action in response to cuts in higher education.

Workers at British and Scottish Gas are set to strike. Some 8,000 GMB union members have voted by 82 percent for strikes against "macho management" in the company.

The Scottish Labour Party has been shaken by the resignation of the leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell.

Around 2,000 anti racists and anti fascists united in Edinburgh on Saturday, 20 February, to stop the Scottish Defence League (SDL) from marching.

Edinburgh Unite Against Fascism and Scotland United are calling for a protest to stop the Scottish Defence League marching in Edinburgh this Saturday 20 February.

THE GMB union was to serve notice this week of an official strike ballot of 8,000 members at British and Scottish Gas. It is in protest at attacks on jobs and conditions.

Scottish independence A motion on Scottish independence, proposed by the central committee, was overwhelmingly passed. This said that in the current situation the SWP would back a vote for separation in a referendum.