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STUC drop debate on third referendum option amid Gordon Brown report snub

The general council of the STUC told delegates that trade unions should be at the “heart” of the constitutional debate on Scotland’s future.

The National (Scotland)

‘The cost of childcare forced me to quit my dream career’

A mother gave up not only her career but also a second child, while another had to claim benefits

The Independent UK

Rising cost of childcare causes quarter of parents to quit work or training

Some 74% of parents in the UK said they find it difficult to meet childcare costs, compared with 52% in India, 57% in the Netherlands, 59% in Nigeria, 68% in the US and Brazil, and 72% in Turkey

Wales Online

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'I know it was our choice to have a child - but the cost is making us wonder if there's any point in working'

It comes as a new study revealed one in four UK parents are leaving work due childcare costs

Manchester Evening News

Childcare costs force one in four UK parents to quit work or education

More than 7,000 parents and carers with children under the age of seven were questioned for global children’s charity Theirworld.

The Independent UK

Andrew Marr: ‘I’ve had an incredibly good decade since my stroke’

The journalist, 63, on his excellent recovery, Maoist youth and the increasing mendacity of politicians

The Guardian - UK

West Lothian return for traffic wardens 'could be three years away'

The introduction of council controlled parking measures has been given cross party agreement, but officials warned it could take up to three years to decide upon and implement a scheme.

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Jeremy Hunt has left the UK to rot in poverty. So we must take matters into our own hands

With hygiene banks now joining food banks and clothes banks, I’m calling on retailers to take drastic action and help their poorest customers, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Anas Sarwar sneers as Nicola Sturgeon rebuffs call for snap Holyrood election

ANAS Sarwar has called for a snap Holyrood election because of the upcoming change in first minister – despite Scottish Labour having twice…

The National (Scotland)

Amazon, Gordon Brown and Andy Burnham launch huge charity initiative in Wigan

Amazon, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and CEO of The Brick were all in attendance for the project launch in Wigan

Manchester Evening News

Amazon donates 400,000 household essentials to families

Items will include bedding, toiletries, nappies, wipes, clothing, backpacks, home furnishings and electrical products

Wales Online

Amazon-backed scheme to help thousands of families with household essentials

Former prime minister Gordon Brown and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham backed the project in Wigan.

The Independent UK

How Iraq war destroyed UK’s trust in politicians and left Labour in turmoil

Tony Blair’s decision to invade tore at successive Labour leaders and weakened the intelligence services

The Guardian - UK

How many of those calling for Putin’s arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq?

Gordon Brown, Condoleezza Rice and Alastair Campbell are as responsible for an illegal war as the Russian leader’s ‘henchmen’ they condemn, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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MP Nick Brown and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown donate to dad's Newcastle Brown Ale collection

Michael Hewitt hopes to have the biggest Newcastle Brown Ale collection in the world

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown and Douglas Stuart join book festival line-up

The Borders Book Festival takes place over four days in June.

The Independent UK

New first minister can ‘reset dial’ on inter-government relations – think tank

Our Scottish Future said there should be more co-operation between ministers in Edinburgh and London on the drive towards net zero.

The Guardian - UK

20 years on, memories of the Iraq war may have faded, but it shaped the diminished UK we know today

That politics is a dark art is a cliche, but the events of 2003 helped to destroy public trust in government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The National (Scotland)

Jamie Maxwell: Keir Starmer is no white knight for broken Britain

A RECENT controversy provides insight into the strategy and leadership style of Keir Starmer.

Wales Online

Keir Starmer refuses to commit to Wales getting share of HS2 funding

'I'm not making a specific commitment today, we will make our commitments going into the election'

Daily Record

Spaces for People measures to be kept on in West Lothian town

Improved footpaths and cycle lanes brought in under the scheme in Linlithgow will stay

The Guardian - UK

‘We needed a massive amount of resilience’: the female Labour MPs from the class of ’87

At the general election that year, the number of women in the Commons jumped to (an albeit still tiny) 41. Some talk about the sexism – and the solidarity

Daily Record

West Lothian villages want controversial Spaces for People measures to stay

Many locals want the lockdown traffic-calming measures to be a permanent feature

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian villages call for some Spaces for People measures to stay

The controversial pedestrian friendly changes brought in under Holyrood direction during the lockdown are mostly reviled, but wider pavements in busy parts of West Lothian villages have been welcomed by residents.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders

Former prime ministers are currently making a habit of intervening in government policy. Boris Johnson deployed sources to urge current prime minister Rishi Sunak not to abandon his Brexit policies and to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Liz Truss also used her first speech on the backbenches since leaving Downing…

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