The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Time to make politicians pay for attacks on our services
As we face savage cuts to our pay and conditions while the executive gravy train chugs on, Unite is putting the Scottish government on notice as workers prepare for a massive wave of resistance, writes DEREK THOMSON
Members of Unite, Unison, GMB, and the EIS trade unions stage a lunchtime protest outside City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, where they are will calling on the city's politicians to refuse to make any further cuts by setting a one year no-cuts budget, February 19, 2025
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
ONLY a few years ago as the pandemic ravaged the globe, Scotland’s public-sector workers were hailed as heroes. People stood on their doorsteps, clapping in gratitude for the tireless NHS staff and all those in public services who kept society running during the darkest days of crisis.
Fast forward to today, these same workers find themselves on the front lines again — not against a pandemic, but against the government, politicians and mainstream media who seem determined to dismantle the public services workers fought so hard to sustain.
Across Scotland, local councils are leading an assault on the foundations of public-sector work. Aberdeen City Council are planning to unilaterally impose a 35-hour workweek, cutting workers’ wages by up to 104 hours per year. This will impact roughly 3,300 roles if this disgraceful proposal goes ahead.
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