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Covid demonstrated that it’s our class — the cleaners, carers, nurses, supermarket workers, delivery drivers, transport workers, teachers and postal workers — that really matters, not the financiers and their Tory allies, writes PAT RAFFERTY

THE STUC annual Congress meets in Aberdeen this week to celebrate its 125th anniversary at a deeply dangerous moment for Europe as we all witness the heart-breaking situation facing the people of Ukraine.

Political scandal also engulfs the Prime Minister here at home due to his downright lies and denials of parties taking place in 10 Downing Street.

The disgraceful behaviour has resulted in Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak becoming the first sitting Prime Minister and Chancellor to be found to have broken the law after they were fined by police over “partygate.”

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