The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
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Scotland’s councils trapped between a rock and a hard place
Does Holyrood have the political will to address the funding problems facing local government, asks GORDON MUNRO
The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood
In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
A ROCK and a hard place. This is the space where Scotland’s councils can be found.
In its most recent report on Scotland’s councils, Audit Scotland (Overview 2020) notes that “demographic and social change is creating demand for services while the strain on budgets continues to intensify.
“National policy commitments are increasing and the stresses on other public services and third-sector partners add to the difficulties in delivering services.”
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