The criminalisation of working-class football fans in Scotland
Nathan Hennebry details the means by which Police Scotland systematically targets working-class football fans, calling for class unity in the face of oppression
NHS staff and testing shortages leave staff overworked
Shortages of staff and testing kits have left the NHS stretched thin, as Covid-19 cases continue to rise across Britain
Former South Korean President to be pardoned, four years after corruption scandal
Park Geun-hye, former President of South Korea, is to be pardoned by President Moon Jae-in on Friday (December 31st). Park was serving prison time for bribery and abuse of power following 2017’s “Choi Soon-sil gate” scandal
Trade union militancy in the 2020s starts here
James Meechan argues that the past few months have seen an increase in trade union militancy
What’s the point of the Scottish government’s ‘non-optional guidance’ on Covid?
Scotland is sleepwalking into a fresh crisis under the SNP-Green coalition, writes Johnnie Hunter
Sudan sees waves of anti-coup protests
The wave of protests have continued recently despite the reinstatement of the country’s prime minister who had been on house arrest until November 21
British and French governments sued for manslaughter over migrant deaths in Channel
The French and British governments are being sued over their handling of a November 24 migrant crossing in the Channel, that led to 27 deaths
Socialist candidate Gabriel Boric wins Chilean presidential election
Gabriel Boric, socialist candidate for Chilean President, has won the nation’s presidential election. Boric ran as candidate for the Approve Dignity coalition, comprised of various progressive parties including the Communist Party of Chile, Democratic Revolution, and the Commons
Socios and football
Jacob F writes on Socios’ recent attempts to capitalise from football through cryptocurrency, stating that fans should take a stand against the company’s monopolistic practices
Tories continue with plans to outlaw BDS movement
Tory MP, Robert Jenrick, said this week that the government will, “In the following months, be working to outlaw BDS in the UK”
