In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
THIS weekend the SNP will gather in Dundee to decide its future strategy on the constitution, following the British Supreme Court’s decision of last November blocking its planned referendum in October of this year.
It does so while Scotland is in a period of political ferment provoked by the failures of the leaderships of both the UK and Scottish governments to address the latest set of inter-related problems contemporary capitalism has visited on us, including war in Europe and a cost-of-living crisis at home.
Of course, crises are endemic in capitalism and in Britain these have been compounded by the end of empire.
Can Andy Burnham’s programme deliver a productive economy – or merely a softer version of capitalism, asks VINCE MILLS
Burnham’s Makerfield triumph offers the party the opportunity to reconnect with working people, but only if it rejects business as usual, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
Italians reject controversial judiciary reforms in a referendum that boosts the left, reports NICK WRIGHT
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT


