The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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The attitude to councils from all governments is that they are merely arms-length opportunities to offload cuts, writes MATT KERR
Trade unions, including Unison, GMB, Unite and the EIS, protest against cuts in council jobs and services outside the City Chambers in George Square, Glasgow, February 14, 2024
Extreme heat is now one of the defining public health challenges of a warming world, explains Prof IAN WILLIAMS
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
Keir Starmer's early political life suggests a very different future from the one he ultimately embraced, says KEITH FLETT
After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
GLASGOW City Council has once again led the way this week. On Thursday it stood firm in its unswerving commitment to destroying itself and the services it delivers to its citizens because “tough choices.”
The factions on the council battled it out in a bizarre game of whose choices were the toughest, but they all voted to cut over £100 million from services over the next three years.
The process for forming these budgets is instructive. Political groupings are furnished with lists of “budget options” from the various departments showing how they can do their bit to close the “budget gap.”
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