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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (6 days ago)

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23 December, 2025 (6 days ago)

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Raoul Walawalker
10 February, 2021

The former Brexit Party leader is still manufacturing outrage. This time it’s vilifying refugee charities amid the pandemic.

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Josiah Mortimer
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Osime Brown has not lived in Jamaica since the age of four, and family members are deeply concerned about his mental and physical health.

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Anas Sarwar MSP
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As voting opens in the Scottish Labour leadership contest, Anas Sarwar MSP sets out his pitch to revive the party.

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