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Activists blockade arms manufacturer Leonardo UK's Edinburgh site over role in arming Israel
ACTIVISTS blockaded the Edinburgh site of arms manufacturer Leonardo UK today over its role in arming Israel as it continues its genocidal rout of Gaza. All entrances to the site on the edge of Pilton, one of the city’s most deprived neighbourhoods, were blocked by local residents and workers at 5am in solidarity with the people of Palestine and demanding th
GMB demand election promises be delivered at Ferguson's
THE GMB union has called on SNP ministers to deliver pre-election promises by securing the future of Scottish government-owned shipbuilder Ferguson Marine. Former deputy first minister Kate Forbes announced the direct award of four new contracts earlier this year, for two small ferries and two fishery protection vessels, but none have yet been issued. So far
Murrell had no access to Yes Scotland accounts, says lawyer
ALLEGATIONS that £1.5 million may have gone “missing” from Yes Scotland campaign coffers have been dismissed as “grossly defamatory” by a lawyer acting for its former chief. The claims were made by former SNP branch secretary David Henry and backed by Sean Clerkin — the man whose police complaint led to the arrest and conviction of former SNP chief executive
Teaching unions brand Welsh gov pay offer 'recipe for disaster'
UNIONS have rounded on the Welsh government’s decision to ignore the independent pay review body’s recommendation on teachers’ wages, branding it a “reckless recipe for disaster.” The Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) recommended a 4.25 per cent increase from September for teachers, but in a written statement issued on this morning, Education Ministe