Scottish Policing Authority refuse to launch inquiry over policing at COP26

The Scottish Policing Authority (SPA) have announced they will not be carrying out an independent inquiry into the numerous policing failures that occurred during COP26 in Glasgow in November last year
Communist Party of India-Marxist calls for renewed efforts after BJP wins in Uttar Pradesh

Indian Communists call for intensifying struggle against Modi after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to victory in four of the five state elections that declared results yesterday, including key state Uttar Pradesh
Neoliberalism to blame for Britain’s weather woes

Given what we already know about the role of capitalism as a major cause of climate change, it is obvious that it is contributing to the environmental destruction currently facing the UK. However, this crisis goes beyond this, and it is important to highlight the role of neoliberal domestic policies over the last forty years that have weakened our position to combat these extreme weather events.
The economy is supposedly thriving – so why aren’t we?

Figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), have shown the UK economy grew by 7.5% last year. So why aren’t ordinary working families seeing these gains?
The end of Johnson’s premiership appears to be looming

Let’s make sure he takes the entire Government with him
Indian Farmers win repeal of Modi’s black laws

Indian PM Narendra Modi has today announced that the BJP Government will repeal three highly controversial farming laws which prompted unrest throughout the country and with the Indian community throughout the world
Douglas Ross named in developing Tory sleaze scandal

Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, has reported himself to the Parliamentary ombudsman over undeclared earnings from his MSP salary and his work as a Scottish referee, for which he earned £6700
UK Government found to be selling tear gas to countries with human rights violations

A report published by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) has found the UK Government has been selling tear gas to countries on its own human rights watch list, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
School funding gap has more than doubled since Tories came to power

A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found the gap between private school fees and state school spending per pupil in England has more than doubled in the last 10 years.
New ‘fair-tips’ legislation announced by UK Government

The government has set out plans to make it illegal for restaurateurs to take customer tips or service charge payments from workers.