Lamest possible show of desperation as party masquerades as Scottish rivals during leadership debate The Labour party under Keir Starmer put its political and moral bankruptcy on show again in the clearest possible way, when the Labour press Twitter account pretended to be the SNP last night and attacked the Scottish nationalist party for having […]
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Only when England can see itself as England will it be possible to challenge the idea that Britain is England, writes former Labour MP John Denham
Nobody is trying to impinge on a politician’s right to freely practise their religion – but they cannot use that religion to shield themselves from important questions, writes Nathan O'Hagan
The Scottish First Minister's exit makes the possibility of a new referendum even less likely, writes Jonathan Lis
No reasons yet given Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to resign this morning, according to breaking reports. No reason has yet been given but the SNP leader is expected to make the announcement later this morning. She has been head of the Scottish government for more than eight years, but recently associated with controversy, […]
Unite denies GS even ‘aware of’ candidate running on pro-Graham ‘slate’ in elections to union’s executive The candidate on the ‘slate’ of hopefuls in Unite’s executive council (EC) elections who support the union’s general secretary Sharon Graham has reportedly ‘withdrawn’ from the contest after Skwawkbox’s exclusive coverage of Islamophobic and anti-immigrant social media posts was […]
First Minister tells Starmer to stop being a ‘pale imitation’ of the Tories and provide some actual opposition Nicola Sturgeon has derided Labour leader Keir Starmer’s ‘pale imitation’ of the Tories after the UK government trampled on Scottish autonomy to overrule Holyrood’s gender reform bill. Starmer has sided with the Tories against the bill, telling […]
‘It wasn’t up for very long’ sums up union’s response to branches complaining about anti-Irish and anti-Scot post on social media Unite knocked back the complaints of a number of the union’s branches about a racist post by a close ally of general secretary Sharon Graham earlier this year – despite agreeing that the comment […]
Emma DeSouza reports on the implications for remain-voting Northern Ireland and the Union of Ireland's positive relationship with the EU, amid ongoing complications over the Protocol