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‘The poisonous culture in Scottish Labour has been utterly dreadful’
MSP NEIL FINDLAY talks to the Morning Star on the causes of Richard Leonard’s resignation – and the risk of the party pursuing a ‘hard-unionist’ strategy now he’s gone
Neil Findlay has said the hostile parliamentary culture has played a part in his decision to step down
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
LOTHIAN MSP Neil Findlay hasn’t minced his words following Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard’s resignation on Thursday.
On BBC Scotland he savaged members of the party’s Scottish parliamentary group for “absolutely appalling behaviour” and having sought to undermine Leonard’s leadership from the very beginning.
“These flinching cowards make me sick,” he tweeted.
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