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OPINION - The strange rebirth of Scottish Labour

To understand the Labour Party, you first have to understand the importance of Scottish Labour. From Keir Hardie to John Smith, Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown, Scotland runs to the very core of the labour movement. For goodness sake, even Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh.

Evening Standard

Brickbat: A Tax on Learning

In the United Kingdom, the Labour Party has promised to place a value-added tax on private school tuition if it takes power after the next election, which is scheduled to take place before the end of 2024. The tax is forecast to bring in some £1.7 billion ($2.06 billion) and…

Reason

Student rent woes plague Auckland Central

Candidates in the contest for Auckland Central are vying for the student vote to take them over the line

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Labour figures from 1997 victory warn Starmer against cautious approach

Exclusive: People involved in Tony Blair’s victory believe party needs to set out much clearer policy platform to win voters’ trust

The Guardian - UK

Could Antoinette Fernandez be the next Diane Abbott?

The Nigerian-born activist is the first Black female Green Party candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Hannah Ghorashi meets her and discovers a unique riches-to-rags story

Evening Standard

Who is Michael Shanks? Scotland's newest MP wins seat for Labour

MICHAEL Shanks is among a number of candidates hoping to become the next MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak to tell Tories of Britain’s broken politics amid chaotic conference

Prime minister faces claims that after 13 years in power, many of the problems he highlights are of his own party’s making

The Guardian - UK

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Labour's lack of policies make it easy for us in Rutherglen, says SSP candidate

LABOUR have “opened up a space” for other parties to pitch workers because they don’t have any policies, the Scottish Socialist Party’s…

The National (Scotland)

'Finally some truth': Brexit checks to cost UK firms £330million a year, Tories admit

BORDER checks brought in after Brexit will cost UK businesses £330 million a year, the UK Government has admitted ...

The National (Scotland)

Campaign chairs get claws out over debate

Labour says the opposition is chickening out but National says it's ridiculous to be accused of pulling out of a debate the Labour leader can't make

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Former race lead sues EHRC for race discrimination

Exclusive: former staff member at equality watchdog says she was vilified, silenced and punished for speaking up on race

The Guardian - UK

Michael Mansfield KC: ‘The two-party system is a straitjacket’

The barrister famous for his work on landmark cases such as Grenfell, Stephen Lawrence and the Birmingham Six has written a book about fighting injustice

The Guardian - UK

Mainstream malaise: how minor parties could decide outcome of New Zealand’s election

Support for Labour and National has dropped to its lowest point in two decades – while backing for the likes of Act and NZ First has risen

The Guardian - AU

Activists stage Rosebank oilfield protest outside offices of Labour frontbench

Party urged to commit to revoking licence for site in North Sea and back comprehensive Green New Deal

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’

The celebrated filmmaker behind ‘Kes’ and ‘I, Daniel Blake’ speaks to James Mottram about the culmination of his unofficial trilogy of films about modern Britain, his expulsion from the Labour Party, and who he’ll vote for come election time

The National (Scotland)

'I have NO trust in Starmer': Ken Loach in brutal assessment of Labour

British filmmaker Ken Loach has voiced strong criticism of Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s handling of disputes, especially those related to…

The Independent UK

Ken Loach hits out at Starmer and questions Labour’s antisemitism stance

A staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, Loach rejoined Labour in 2017 but faced expulsion in 2021 during the party’s antisemitism crackdown.

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Fiscal plans fly as overseas voting opens

The Labour Party has released its fiscal plan showing how its election promises and the ongoing cost pressures in the public sector would fit within Budget allowances.

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The Conversation

NZ's Green Party is 'filling the void on the left' as voters grow frustrated with Labour's centrist shift

The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%.

The Guardian - UK

Are you single or in a ‘hard-working family’? Your answer counts for a lot

There are millions of people struggling alone in the cost-of-living crisis – but they’re invisible to our politicians, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The National (Scotland)

Questions for strike union official as Labour and Unionist links revealed

A KEY official in the only trade union to continue strikes in schools next week is a Unionist campaigner and a high-ranking member of the Labour…

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of people do not trust Tories on environment, poll finds – as it happened

Ipsos poll carried out after Rishi Sunak U-turn on net zero policies also evenly split on whether policy shift was correct

The National (Scotland)

Independence is Normal: Claims Malta couldn't cope were 'absolute nonsense'

As Malta marks 59 years since it became independent from Britain, we look at how self-determination came to pass for the Mediterranean island...

The Independent UK

‘Red’ Ken Livingstone has been a divisive figure during his 40-year career

The stalwart Labour politician has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 78.

The Independent UK

Timeline: Ken Livingstone’s career in politics

PA looks at the key moments in the former London mayor’s life.

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