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REFUGEES housed in the Scottish town Erskine are facing the trauma of the Home Office’s chaotic hotel exit and attacks by the far right, campaigners warned at the weekend.
Since February 2023, the Muthu Glasgow River Hotel in Erskine has been used by Home Office contractor Mears as refugee accommodation.
But the government department’s plans to vacate the site by March 5 — part of its programme to remove refugees from the hotels it has placed them in — have descended into chaos.
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
