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THE QUESTION OF child poverty in Scotland recalls (spoiler alert) the conclusion to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. In a sense, everyone on this carriage has plunged a knife in, and...

As the majority of Scotland moves out of tier 3, the temporary eviction ban has lifted, and campaigners are anticipating a wave of evictions despite not being clear of the...

IT’S A SIGN OF our post-election lethargy that there was no sense of intrigue surrounding the putative SNP-Green coalition. No hacks sniffing for a scoop, no drama, no nothing. Nobody...

THE USUAL WITTICISMS surrounded the announcement that Keir Starmer may be the subject of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, aimed at improving his public image. Social media abounded with images of David...

CONTEMPORARY SCOTTISH POLITICS may appear to be stuck in a perpetual loop – or a downward spiral. But there are glimmers of progress. Few seemed to notice, but the Scottish...

People using food banks are experiencing extreme poverty, with just £248 on average per month to spend, after housing costs. The Trussell Trust have released their ‘State of Hunger 2021’...

THOUSANDS of people took part in a powerful display of solidarity with Palestine in Glasgow on Sunday. The demonstration marched from George Square to the BBC Headquarters in what was...

IT WAS A WEEKEND of horror in Palestine, with a death toll now standing at 192, including 58 children and 34 women; Israel, meanwhile, has suffered ten casualties. Sadly, there...

IN BRUTAL SUMMARY, last week’s Scottish elections reproduced the status quo intact. Astonishingly, given the crises of the past five years, no party gained or lost more than two seats....

“WE ARE civilised people. Go back to your police stations in peace”. This was the plea of one local resident over a megaphone to dozens of police surrounding a van...