Tories continue with “Kremlin” slander against striking workers
Last week Nadhim Zahawi, Conservative Party Chairman, told nurses via Sophy Ridge’s Sky News programme that he felt striking was “the wrong thing to do” and insinuated that their upcoming industrial action this month would be playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands.
Hard-won progress for Scottish local authority workers
Strike action by Unite, GMB, and Unison in Scottish local authorities this year was a heroic but difficult fight, with unions facing many hurdles in the process.
UK-China ”golden era” over, says Prime Minister
On Monday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced an end to the “golden era” of UK-China relations.
UK Supreme Court ruling leaves Scottish referendum hopes in doubt
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland cannot hold a new independence referendum without the UK parliament’s approval. In a unanimous judgement, the court argued the matter of an independence referendum was reserved for Westminster, not Holyrood
Royal College of Nursing set for historic nationwide strike
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has voted to take strike action across the UK for the first time in the union’s history. Members will be striking to fight against worsening pay and conditions, as the latest union to take action in this year’s wave of strikes.
Nothing to see here: entertainment venues facing mass closures in Scotland
MSPs have warned that the epidemic and rising expenses have created a “perfect storm” for Scotland’s cultural sector.
According to Holyrood’s culture committee, the sector is grappling with serious issues as it tries to recover from COVID-19, and the cost-of-living crisis is making matters worse.
Overcrowding leads to chaos at Manston asylum seeker centre
On Sunday, a terrorist detonated petrol bombs at a Kent Asylum Seeker Processing Centre, shortly afterwards taking his own life. The evacuation of this centre led approximately 700 asylum seekers to the now infamous Manston Processing Centre, following what had already been weeks of chaos involving overcrowding and reports of harrowing conditions even leading to the outbreak of disease.
Scottish capital for Scottish capitalists
The future is “inherently unpredictable,” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the gathered journalists at Bute House. So unpredictable is the future that the SNP have planned Scotland’s demise – or glory – in 100 pages worth of detail in “A Stronger Economy with Independence”.
Rishi Sunak to be appointed new Prime Minister
Following the announcement late Sunday night that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not be standing in the Tory Leadership election, it looked like it would be a straight run-off between former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt. However, after failing to meet the required 100 votes from Tory MPs, Mordaunt dropped out of the race, leaving “Dishy Rishi” to be coronated as the third Tory Prime Minister in two months with no need for a contest.
Great British Energy — not all it’s cracked up to be
In a speech to this year’s Labour conference, party leader Keir Starmer announced plans for a publicly owned energy company, should Labour win office at the next general election
