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Not anti-renewables but anti rip-off

The was a hoolie blowing through the highlands last week. The Community Council Renewable Convention, a collective meeting held in Inverness last...

19.08.2025 5

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The harsh reality about school leavers' futures that we need to be honest about

Last week, thousands of young people across Scotland - my youngest daughter included - received their SQA results. You could say, therefore, I’ve...

12.08.2025 2

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BrewDog pub closures should act as a warning to Starmer

I regret to inform you that BrewDog – once steered and “captained” by former owner James Watt – is at it again. In what is yet another...

05.08.2025 10

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Scotland needs more workers - here's how we attract them

IT really shouldn’t be controversial to say it: Scotland needs more workers. Immigration is, of course, a political hot potato. That’s hardly...

29.07.2025 6

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If Labour and the SNP won’t push for change, then right-wing populists will

It's an interesting question: ‘who is the party of the left in Scotland?’ Both the SNP and Scottish Labour speak similar languages, minus...

22.07.2025 20

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This is not the change that people voted for - Starmer has been found wanting

There’s the well-trodden, often overused adage that a week is a long time in politics. Last week, the Prime Minister completed 52 of them and...

15.07.2025 3

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The right to protest is sacrosanct - this ban is an eye-opener

There’s a deep unease that’s bothering me and it should bother you too. Banning Palestine Action, a direct-action protest group, charging them...

08.07.2025 3

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This pernicious legislation is fatally flawed

A good old fashioned parliamentary dust-up seems quite tame compared to the political tsunamis that have engulfed our parliaments in recent years. ...

01.07.2025 4

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'Why you can’t fix public services by cutting the people who deliver them'

Reform was back in the headlines this week. Except it wasn’t Nigel. Sweeping changes to how our public services are delivered and designed have...

24.06.2025 10

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Where things are made really does matter - we must act

“Where things are made, and who makes them, matters.” Those were the words of Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday, as she announced billions...

17.06.2025 40

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The show must go on - but let's make it fair

There’s something majestic about live performances. The anticipation in the build up. The excitement as the house lights dim. The ripple of...

10.06.2025 20

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Reform voters aren't stupid or racist - but they have been let down, says STUC chief

Elections can do strange and surprising things to folk. But we shouldn’t really be surprised with Reform UK’s latest antics in the Hamilton,...

03.06.2025 20

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We have the power to nationalise Scotland's bus services - so let's use it

One of the perils, amongst many, of being a politician is that – even if you do something good – you’ll never get the full credit. Case in...

27.05.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Why I'll be supporting workers on the picket line

Let me start with some words of advice to our Prime Minister: the salvation of Labour won’t be found by wearing the clothes of Reform and, based on...

20.05.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: 'This is not a just war, it is terrorism and psychological warfare'

Since its formation, the Labour Party’s Foreign policy has been, to put it delicately, complex. In its early years, this complexity was evident in...

13.05.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: I was shocked by workers testimonies

Let’s talk about fairness. The trade union movement in Scotland doesn’t think it’s fair to have workers trying to make ends meet through...

06.05.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Reform is the symptom and not the cause

Last week, there was a conclave – just not of the religious type. The First Minister convened a vital summit aimed at forging unity against the...

29.04.2025 30

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Roz Foyer: Trump's tariffs are only one piece of a chess set When Trump returned to office, tariffs in hand and rhetoric blazing, the world braced itself. But instead of unveiling a shrewd economic strategy, Trump revealed, once again, that he is not the 4D chess master he thinks he is. He has, in fact, come unarmed - without a chessboard and without a plan.

When Trump returned to office, tariffs in hand and rhetoric blazing, the world braced itself. But instead of unveiling a shrewd economic strategy,...

22.04.2025 20

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Roz Foyer: Our ferry services could have a bright future – if we grasp it now

As I am writing this column I am about to sail to my happy place, and I can’t wait. The weather is forecast to be fine. Once I board the CalMac...

15.04.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: It's 'Awful April' and the cost of living crisis continues

Last week we all got poorer. I’m not talking about Trump’s tariffs, although that too risks price hikes for us all. But more immediately, last...

08.04.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Your energy bills are about to go up again. Time to take back control

On the 1st of April the price of heating your home will rise by 6.4%. The cost of energy for a typical household will be £1,849, still sitting over...

01.04.2025 20

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There is another way. Labour must rediscover its founding principles There is another way. Labour must rediscover its founding principles

IN general, I like to believe in the goodness of people. Especially those involved in public service, activism or politics. That’s not to say, of...

25.03.2025 20

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'We cannot allow our social care system to fall into further disrepair'

We believe in a national system of social care. People of all ages can be reliant on residential social care and as our loved ones get older, we...

24.03.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Dundee University's woes are just the tip of the iceberg

Dundee. It’s a city that’s had to remodel and rediscover itself several times. It is, after all, the city of discovery. It’s a city steeped in...

18.03.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: I owe my position to other women - but we must keep fighting

It’s all been a bit grim recently, hasn’t it? Let’s lift the mood. I’m not having it all be doom and gloom. It’s almost spring. The dark...

11.03.2025 20

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Roz Foyer: Move by civic Scotland to combat the right is welcome

THE mood music for the SNP is night and day from this time last year. But the First Minister won’t be taking the votes for granted just yet. What...

04.03.2025 20

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Roz Foyer: Why we need politics that fight for social justice

As Scottish Labour wrap up its conference, the stakes have never been higher. Working people across Scotland are crying out for change - real,...

25.02.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Why we need to stand with Scotland's teachers

No one goes to their work to be abused. That includes teachers. Last week, teachers within an East Dunbartonshire school took industrial action over...

11.02.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: 'We should all be concerned at the state of our universities'

I suspect the Scottish Government will be feeling pretty pleased with themselves this week. Last week they tied up deals with both the Lib Dems and...

04.02.2025 20

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Roz Foyer: Why I feel so strongly about the National Care System

Since we've just celebrated Burns Night, I'll start by quoting the man: the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft a-gley. For those who are a bit...

28.01.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: US is wrong to claim it has brokered peace in Middle east

LAST Friday, in Glasgow, our biggest teaching union the EIS launched an updated version of its Education for Peace policy. A response no doubt, to...

21.01.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: We have to rally against this glorification in all work and no play

What else is there left to say about James Watt? The notorious punk-IPA, former Brewdog supremo hit the headlines again last week as he seeks to...

14.01.2025 20

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Roz Foyer: Scotland’s policy of higher tax for the wealthy has not hurt wage rises

New Year is a good time to take stock of the recent past and make new resolutions for the future. So, let’s take stock of wages for workers across...

07.01.2025 10

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Roz Foyer: Scots are losing their jobs as the Just Transition goes backwards

Next year, 2025, will be the first year since 1882, that the UK has had no coal generated power. 143 years ago this month, the world's first coal-...

31.12.2024 10

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Roz Foyer: Here's how we can drive down the cost of Christmas for everyone

I count myself as one of those fortunate to be looking forward to Christmas. With a busy job, there’s always an element of the last minute....

24.12.2024 5

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Free bus passes 'lifeline not a luxury' - STUC chief

When did the discourse that governs our society turn into a game of punching down rather than building up? Instead of embracing outward-looking,...

17.12.2024 10

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Roz Foyer: Budget failed to tackle big challenges and dodged critical decisions

Budgets cannot be all things to all people. But neither should they be. Budgets are the economic prospectus that uphold and fund the policy...

10.12.2024 4

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Roz Foyer: We want investment and pay rises for workers in the Budget

As we hurtle headfirst into the festive period, we’re looking for tidings of comfort and joy. It’s a decision for us all whether we embrace the...

03.12.2024 30

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Roz Foyer: Save Grangemouth project is vital to turn tide on 50 years of failure It is now 50 years since the SNP famously used the phrase “Its Scotland’s Oil” in its successful 1974 General Election strategy.

It is now 50 years since the SNP famously used the phrase “Its Scotland’s Oil” in its successful 1974 General Election strategy. The actual “Its...

25.11.2024 7

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Roz Foyer: Trump is back, closer to home the far right is too

We’ve had our fair share of comebacks recently. Oasis are getting the band back together. Primal Scream are back for a new album. Labour have...

18.11.2024 9

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Roz Foyer: We cannot sit back and allow Palestine to die

It is 400 days since the Hamas attack on Israel, killing hundreds with hundreds more taken as hostage. “A day when the world united in grief for...

13.11.2024 10

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Roz Foyer: What the Budget means for workers

The Budget from the Chancellor of the Exchequer was 14 years in the making. Good things come to those who wait, but we could hardly wait any...

04.11.2024 10

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Roz Foyer: John Swinney was right - and Labour must listen

Here’s an opening line for some detractors who accuse me and the wider trade union movement as being cheerleaders for the Labour UK Government: the...

28.10.2024 40

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Roz Foyer: We can’t always get everything what we want. But we can try hard to do so

Last week, the Labour UK Government published their long-awaited Employment Rights Bill. It’s the legislative manifestation, or at least part of...

14.10.2024 10

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Roz Foyer: Good news on tips for workers, but workplace bullying remains an issue

Last week, finally, legislation came into force to ensure that employers in the hospitality sector are legally obligated to pass on all tips to...

07.10.2024 4

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Roz Foyer: Sir Keir needs to invest - not force through endless cuts THE Labour Party and the wider Labour movement had waited 15 years for this moment. Last Tuesday, a Labour Prime Minister took to his feet to address his own conference.

THE Labour Party and the wider Labour movement had waited 15 years for this moment. Last Tuesday, a Labour Prime Minister took to his feet to...

30.09.2024 2

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Roz Foyer: We must remember the lessons of the Auchengeich Colliery disaster Towns and villages across Scotland are tinged with poignant remnants of the past.

Towns and villages across Scotland are tinged with poignant remnants of the past. Last week was one of those occasions where a town falls silent...

23.09.2024 10

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Global corporations are destroying Scottish jobs - and politicians stand idly by The towers will fall silent. The humming will cease. Where once a billowing tower of smoke dominated the Forth Valley skyline, there will be a desolate eeriness.

The towers will fall silent. The humming will cease. Where once a billowing tower of smoke dominated the Forth Valley skyline, there will be a...

16.09.2024 2

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Roz Foyer: Want to let Glasgow flourish? Help its children

Let me say at the outset that governments can’t be all things to all people, nor should anyone envy the financial position in which the Cabinet...

09.09.2024 1

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Roz Foyer: Reverse the cuts or Scotland’s culture will be for rich people only

“The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too." This adage, much loved by the trade union and women’s rights movements, tells a...

26.08.2024 1

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This is not the change that people voted for - Starmer has been found wanting

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The right to protest is sacrosanct - this ban is an eye-opener

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This pernicious legislation is fatally flawed

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Reform voters aren't stupid or racist - but they have been let down, says STUC chief

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We have the power to nationalise Scotland's bus services - so let's use it

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