Abellio commissioned report signals attempted fightback against demands for public control

A NEW report authored by former UK transport minister Tom Harris and commissioned by ScotRail operator Abellio has found considerable support for public ownership of Scottish rail, despite an evident attempt to offset this demand against rail improvements.

Stewart McDonald decries British imperialism and backs boycott campaign of Israel

THE SNP General Election candidate for Glasgow South has called Israel an apartheid state and said its Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, should be tried for war crimes.

Stewart McDonald made the remarks at a husting debate at Langside Parish Church organised by the Common Weal Glasgow South group.

Blog states: "I am frankly annoyed by people from elsewhere who want to break up my country while keeping their own intact"

TOM HARRIS, Labour MP for Glasgow South, has described a blog which questions the legitimacy of immigrants to support Scottish independence as "superb".

The support for the blog was described by Stewart McDonald, SNP candidate in Glasgow South, as "extraordinarily ignorant at best and divisive at worst".