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02 October 2023 12:56

Fossil Free London staged a march of hundreds of people through the capital on 30 September. It was protesting the recent regulatory approval for … Read moreBy Glen Black

Crowds marched through London against the development of new North Sea oil

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Rickets – a disease associated with Victorian-era slums – is on the rise in Scotland, while other conditions linked to poverty and malnutrition are … Read moreBy Steve Topple

Victorian-era diseases like rickets are on the rise again thanks to Tory-created poverty

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On Wednesday 9 August, campaigners from Climate Camp Scotland, This is Rigged, and Scot.E3 demonstrated outside the headquarters of Ironside Farrar in Edinburgh. Campaigners … Read moreBy Hannah Sharland

Aberdeen community to lose last green space in energy transition land-grab

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Campaign group Just Stop Oil seemed to have cornered the market when it comes to climate crisis protest – becoming notorious (for right wingers … Read moreBy Steve Topple

Just Stop Oil has got fierce competition in Scotland as activists concrete themselves to the road

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Campaign group Friends of the Earth Scotland has exposed how fossil fuel giants like BP and Shell have been lobbying the Scottish government to … Read moreBy Steve Topple

BP and Shell have been lobbying the Scottish government under the guise of renewables

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The Knoydart peninsula is nestled on the west coast of the highlands of Scotland. It forms part of the ‘Rough Bounds’ – an extraordinarily … Read moreBy Alex/Rose Cocker

The remote Scottish community of Knoydart unites to oppose construction of environmentally-damaging 4G masts

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It’s eight years since Sheku Bayoh died at the hands of police in Scotland. The public inquiry into his death is still ongoing. Yet … Read moreBy Steve Topple

Eight years since Sheku Bayoh died at police hands and nothing has changed – as one video shows

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Friends of the Earth Scotland has released research into the “shocking extent of the oil and gas industry lobbying of the Scottish Government under … Read moreBy The Canary

Campaigners demand Humza Yousaf closes the SNP’s ‘open-door’ to big polluters

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Scotland’s parliament is set to confirm Humza Yousaf as its new first minister on 28 March. He narrowly won the contest to succeed Nicola … Read moreBy Glen Black

Humza Yousaf elected Scotland’s first minister amid gender recognition and independence rows

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The radical union Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) has accused a Glasgow bar of union busting. Saramago Bar, which is located inside Glasgow’s … Read moreBy Tom Anderson

A Glasgow bar has been accused of sacking workers for union organising

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25 January 2023 15:42

The Scottish government has passed the Hunting With Dogs (Scotland) Act. It’s a new anti-hunting law that seeks to fix the mistakes of existing … Read moreBy Glen Black

Scotland just became the first UK nation to effectively end fox hunting

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06 December 2022 16:42

Like a bad smell, Gordon Brown is back again, desperately trying to keep Scotland in the stinking United Kingdom. The problem is, not everyone … Read moreBy Steve Topple

Gordon Brown already showed he lied to the public with the ‘Vow’

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24 November 2022 12:01

By Ralph Underhill

Supreme Court dashes hopes of Indy Ref 2 – at least for now

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23 November 2022 13:14

On Wednesday 23 November, Britain’s highest court rejected a bid by the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh to hold a new referendum on independence … Read moreBy The Canary

UK top court rejects Scottish independence vote plans

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15 November 2022 16:28

The Scottish football team is set to play against Turkey on 16 November, but critics are calling for a boycott of the match. The … Read moreBy Tom Anderson

Anti fascists are calling for a boycott of the Scotland vs Turkey game

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11 November 2022 16:56

On Monday 14 November, the Scottish government is making an additional benefit payment available to more people with children. And that’s on top of … Read moreBy Steve Topple

If you live in Scotland, there’s a benefit change coming Monday

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28 October 2022 15:56

Applause broke out in Scottish parliament on 27 October as a new bill to make the process of gender transition easier passed its first … Read moreBy Joe Glenton

Gender law reforms pass initial vote in Scottish parliament

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24 October 2022 14:28

A Scottish Green Party politician has accused Scottish Labour of ignoring complaints raised against one of its councillors. This councillor attended a rally organised … Read moreBy John Shafthauer

Politician accuses Scottish Labour of ignoring complaints raised against ‘anti-trans’ councillor

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Kevin Nelson told an inquiry into the death of Mr Bayoh he did not think the 31-year-old stamped on an officer as he was being restrained.By The Canary

Witness casts doubt on police’s claim that Sheku Bayoh stamped on an officer

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Aamer Anwar, representing Mr Bayoh’s family at a public inquiry, hit out at the police, their watchdog and the Crown Office.By The Canary

Sheku Bayoh’s lawyer blasts authorities for ‘dishonesty, racism and incompetence’