November 2011
Sectarian Law will address “ugly element” within Scottish society
John Finnie writes about the introduction of a new law in Scotland which aims to drive the ugliness of sectarianism from football north of the border.
Greece is the word: Crisis in Athens as Papandreou set to resign
Greek prime minister George Papandreou will offer his resignation to the President today, reports Alex Hern with the latest in the eurozone financial crisis.
Tartan tabbies: Fat-cat Scottish judges seek pay rise
Ed Jacobs covers the astonishing claim by senior Scottish judges that their £170k salary leaves them underpaid.
Anger at government’s failure to include shipping emissions in climate targets
Friends of the Earth today described the government’s omission of shipping from its climate targets as “like an alcoholic giving up all booze except whisky”.
On the Financial Transaction Tax, why is Osborne on the side of the one per cent?
Today Dr Rowan Williams came out in support of a Financial Transaction Tax - yet George Osborne still opposes the tax that would raise billions for the poor.
Seek solutions to protests, not problems
Mike Morgan-Giles shows how the reaction to Occupy London is emblematic of the response to protest in the UK today.