Community group Edinburgh Helping Hands pledges that “working class kids will not be excluded from their own green public spaces by commercial, profit making interests”

EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL has been accused of colluding with commercial interests after denying children access to a public park to take part in free football sessions organised by a volunteer community group.

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine says Scotland should take some inspiration from the Croatian football team, and remember that no underdog has ever won with a fearful mindset

THERE’S no doubt that Croatia has some very good footballers. But they nearly won a world cup in which they were behind in every single knock-out game and had to fight it into extra time on each occasion to win.

That's not good football alone; that's attitude, determination, strength.

Susan Rae (@sjsusa), Common Weal activist and Domestic Abuse professional, argues that an infographic shared on social media linking rising domestic abuse to England losing football matches sends out the wrong message – abusers will abuse regardless of football results 

DOMESTIC ABUSE will not rise by 38 per cent in England tonight if their football team loses. It will not rise by 38 per cent in Scotland if England win. The result, I will wager,  will not influence the amount of domestic abuse that exists in Croatia.

The Invisibles homeless charity held an appeal at the Green Brigade anti-discrimination tournament

A GLASWEGIAN community action group held their annual drive collecting used trainers for the homeless on Saturday and were delighted to receive over two hundred pairs.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the UK today [6 June] 

THE Argentinian national football team have cancelled a football match with Israel scheduled to be played in Jerusalem, under pressure from campaigners at home and abroad after over 120 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces in the last two months.

A Glasgow football project has welcomed refugee and migrant women to Scotland with free football coaching in Glasgow 

REFUGEE and migrant women are being welcomed to Scotland whilst tackling social isolation and improving their physical and mental health with free community football coaching from United Glasgow football club. 

 Liam Mclaughlan, member of the SSP national executive and football fan,  argues that despite the repealing of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act, discrimination of young working class football supporters is still deeply embedded in football and policing culture

Amid his turmoil, Homeless in Glasgow author John-Paul Clark saw some of the best Glasgow has to offer

ENROLLING back at university, the thought occurred to me that I have been studying for as long as Jim Murphy. Unlike Jim, though, I have already graduated with one degree and will at least finish next year with my dignity intact.

Football groups unite to promote refugee integration by playing football

REFUGEES are being offered the chance to play football for free in Glasgow.

In a joint venture, anti-discrimination football side United Glasgow have teamed up with supporters club Glasgow St Pauli to offer the sessions at Holyrood Secondary School on the south side of the city.

The two-day course, taking place in the summer, will give training in handling potential cases of abuse that could harm children

MOTHERWELL FOOTBALL CLUB will send youth academy staff on a two-day training course this summer in an effort to "break the stigma" of speaking out on incidents of child sexual abuse.

The club is confident that the additional training will boost staff's ability to intervene and act accordingly if they ever feel a child may be at risk.