Members of the University & College Union (UCU) at the University of Dundee embark on further industrial action across Nov 10 th -14 th . Their aim is to prevent compulsory redundancies – and they have support from an increasingly wider section of the Dundee community who are growing concerned at the University’s direction of travel. Dundee Trades Union Council’s statement on the dispute notes that ‘it is now a year since the institution’s then Principal announced the astonis

Vincent Boulet, the vice president of the European Left, assesses the current crisis in French politics and society. In his article in this month's European Left newsletter , Boulet argues that ' the immediate priority today is the formation of a left-wing government based on the results of the July 2024 legislative elections. Marron must finally appoint a left-wing Prime Minister and government'. In these increasingly polarised and dangerous times, Boulet warns that of the r

In recent years, the UK government has committed more and more resources to building omnicide nuclear weapons whilst the country suffers national decline. Out-of-date nuclear submarines and facilities have been causing radiation risks and pollution on Scotland's West Coast.   Meanwhile, the global order of "nuclear deterrence" has utterly failed to ensure international security, and we have come perilously close to nuclear war in recent years.   So-called ‘mainstream’ politic