The First Minister offered no denial when questioned if the Scottish Government-owned airport was used in the latest military action against Syria

CONTROVERSY over the use of the Scottish Government-owned Prestwick Airport by United States military returned to the Scottish Parliament today [19 April], as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was unable to confirm whether or not Prestwick had facilitated this month’s strikes against Syria.

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy comes under fire as Windrush scandal continues

FORMER HEAD of the civil service Sir Bob Kerslake has said that Theresa May’s flagship ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy was regarded by some government ministers as “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”.

Kerslake was permanent secretary of the department for communities and local government when immigration legislation was being developed which enshrined then home secretary Theresa May’s vision of creating a “hostile environment” for undocumented migrants.

Stuart Graham, homeless case worker from Glasgow who spoke to the motion at congress, spoke to CommonSpace about why he was backing Catalonia’s democratic rights

SCOTLAND’S trade unions unanimously backed a motion at their annual conference in Aviemore today [18 April] calling for Spanish authorities to release and acquit all pro-independence Catalan political prisoners in Aviemore today.

From the legality of the military action to the effectiveness of the strikes, Theresa May still has plenty of explaining to do

PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY today [16 April] stood before the House of Commons to defend Saturday’s military strikes against Syrian Government facilities alleged to site chemical weapons.

Sponsoring projects like the Edinburgh ‘eco-village’ is a way for companies to “cover up the climate crimes they are complicit in,” claim activists

THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL should drop all sponsorship from companies and concerns involved in the fossil fuel industry as of 2019, activists have argued.

The foreign secretary has been put on the defensive after false claims regarding the source of the Salisbury attack nerve agent

BORIS JOHNSON faces calls to resign as the UK’s foreign secretary, following the revelation that he wrongly claimed Porton Down experts had identified Russia as the source of the nerve agent used in the Salisbury poisoning.

Following the death of esteemed physicist Stephen Hawking, Morgane Colinet – who is a journalism student at the University of the West of Scotland and is completing a work experience placement at CommonSpace – takes a look at the lesser known political side of the scientist

Tory MPs to lodge no confidence motion against Speaker John Bercow, as pressure for a formal investigation mounts

FOLLOWING allegations of bullying against Speaker of the House John Bercow which came to light in a BBC Newsnight report last week, Tory MP Andrew Bridgen – a longstanding critic of Bercow – has said he will lodge an early day motion of no confidence in the speaker on Monday.

The 32-year-old accused of hacking into US Government websites will not be deported, the High Court has ruled 

LAURI LOVE has won a court battle against extradition to the US after his arrest by the FBI in 2013 for allegedly hacking into US Government websites such as the FBI and Nasa. 

Lawyers acting on behalf of Love, who has Asperger's and severe depression, argued that he could be fairly tried in the UK and would be at risk of killing himself if deported to the US. 

Court of Appeal rules that UK digital surveillance legislation breaches EU law

CIVIL LIBERTIES campaigners have said that action must be now be taken to address concerns around the Investigatory Powers Act – labelled the “Snooper’s Charter” – after the UK Government lost its appeal against a legal challenge on Tuesday.