Sir Geoff Palmer brands Michael Fry’s mindset on slavery as “unacceptable” and “completely out of this time”

HISTORIAN, AUTHOR and The National columnist Michael Fry has come under fire for defending controversial 18-19^th century Scottish politician Henry Dundas’ role in securing a delay in the abolition of slavery in Britain as a “tiny, minor incident”.

Does Benjamin Netanyahu's call for "condemnation" of Jeremy Corbyn signal a turning point in a remarkable political and media affair?

SINCE Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour party in 2015, there have been innumerable scares, panics and crazes usually connected to some aspect of Corbyn's worldview. All of them have been marked by the involvement of two actors in particular - dissident elements on the right of the Labour party, and most of the media.

TGI Fridays workers in London have voted to strike over a new company policy branded ‘tip robbery’

WORKERS will stage a bank holiday walk-out at one the UK's busiest food chains amidst a row over "tip robbery".

Workers at two branches of the popular food chain in London will walk out of work for three days after staff unanimously agreed to support strike action.

Trip leader Jackson Carlaw declines to answer if MSPs will visit with minority groups affected by new laws enshrining the "apartheid nature" of Israel

PALESTINE solidarity activists have lashed out at a cross-party delegation of MSPs who have departed on a trip in aid of "building bridges" with Israel, as a storm of protest hits the country over controversial new laws.

Govan Law Centre has announced new proceedings against an Iraqi national threatened with eviction

HUMAN RIGHTS law will be used to challenge the legality of the evictions planned by the government outsourcing giant Serco in Glasgow, in a test case involving an Iraqi asylum seeker which could set a precedent for the 300 asylum seekers in the city under threat of eviction.

Fair Fringe representative challenges one of the festival’s biggest employers to commit to the real Living Wage

UNDERBELLY, one of the biggest venue operators and events promoters at the Edinburgh Fringe, have strongly denied accusations of unfair employment conditions made by Unite Scotland hospitality organiser Bryan Simpson on behalf of the Fair Fringe campaign, who defended his criticisms of the company.

Plans to prioritise walking and cycling could put Edinburgh “amongst the greatest cities in Europe,” say Friends of the Earth Scotland

PROPOSALS under consideration to radically transform the transport system of Edinburgh have been welcomed by environmentalists and the Scottish Greens.

Murdo Fraser MSP, finance spokesperson, and Liz Smith MSP, education spokesperson, among contributors to website that published call to "brutalise" teachers and campaigners

SCOTLAND’S EIS teacher's union and a leading LGBT+ education campaign have called on leading Scottish Conservative MSPs to distance themselves from a website that published an article calling for action against "perverts" and "abusive nihilists" who teach children about gender diversity in schools.

Speaking on the Alex Salmond Show, Torra refused to compromise over demands for the release of Catalan independence leaders, and advocated the abolition of the Spanish monarchy

CATALAN PRESIDENT QUIM TORRA has stated that the Catalan Government will not consider any compromise over its demands that pro-independence political prisoners be released, and articulated his hope that both Catalonia and Spain might one day be republics.

Scottish Women’s Awards declines to name the organisation running the event amid concerns over transparency

WOMEN’S CHARITIES and a BBC journalist nominated for awards at the Scottish Women’s Awards will not attend over a lack of transparency about the event, being held at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow next month by profit-making organisers ‘Creative Oceanic’.