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Coll McCail is a writer and activist. He was part of Dr. Abu-Sittah’s campaign team at Glasgow University.
The election of Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah to the rectorship of Glasgow University has been a victory for Palestinian solidarity — and a stunning rebuke of the university’s collaboration with the arms trade.
The Scottish Government’s £2 billion PFI deal to pay wealthy landowners to plant trees will increase inequality and do nothing to deter big polluters – proof that the market can’t fix the climate crisis.
The Scottish Greens promised ‘ecosocialism’ but in government they have delivered austerity, privatisation and deals with the fossil fuel industry – much like Green Parties across Europe.
Facing a host of crises, from soaring rents to precarious work to climate breakdown, young people need radical policies – and a Scottish Labour that’s prepared to fight for socialism.