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A man flies a red Extinction Rebellion flag
CLIMATE change is ultimately a “question of power and ownership,” a leading trade unionist argued over the weekend.
Asbjorn Wahl, former chair of the International Transport Workers’ Federation climate change panel, said decarbonisation could create more jobs than it destroys.
Speaking at a meeting in Edinburgh, organised by Scottish Socialist Voice, he warned: “The climate emergency is above all a political challenge. It is a question of power and ownership, a systemic issue, not a single issue. Solutions must therefore be based on creating economic and social advance for the masses.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
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
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER