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A SOCIALIST Labour MSP has described the Scottish government’s legislative plans for the year as a “failed opportunity” to transform the economy.
North East Scotland politician Mercedes Villalba said the programme for government, unveiled earlier this week by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will struggle to tackle the climate emergency, end inequality and shift economic power into Scottish communities.
Senior trade unionists in Scotland have raised issues with the SNP’s strategy to fight the climate emergency and support workers, with the STUC saying proposals on green investments were “not credible” and criticising its response to the Just Transition Commission’s recommendations.
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership