Scottish Labour should back a universalism debate
It’s in Scottish Labour’s interests to back a parliamentary debate on universalism. We hope they do.
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Scottish Policy
One more shot of whisky
A £1 tax on a bottle of whisky solves Scotland’s austerity problems and sorts out our universal public services for good. Don’t let the corporate bullies push this idea off the agenda.
One more bluff from the so-called whisky industry
The so-called whisky industry is calling our bluff once again. If only we had the courage to stand up to their distorted PR and demand that Scotland benefit from its own assets.
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Fewer insults, more work
Johann Lamont’s statement on charging fees for universities has too much aggressive rhetoric and an insufficient understanding of the structural issues and numbers involved. She says she wants to be taken seriously; that is a two-way street.
Two Post-RIC Contributions
So much stuff coming in post-RIC. Here are two interesting contributions we’ve received; George Campbell with an interesting take on how to develop some aspects of an economic agenda and Tom Coles with a philosophical overview
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This is Not a Protest
Anyone who was involved in yesterday’s Radical Independence Conference knows the political buzz is justified, but the big question is ‘what next?’
We must stop a corporate coup in Scottish politics
The power of the business lobby appears to be growing and growing in the fertile environment the media and the No campaign are offering it. We need to make sure right-wing ideology is not the biggest winner from the independence referendum.
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Putting the future into the future tense
This is a slightly longer version of article in the Scotsman today on why it is essential that we start talking about the mechanisms for independence and stop dealing only in slogans
Rightward Lurch of the Year awards
The Scottish Politician of the Year nominations appear to reward a certain kind of politics – those that are moving towards the right…
The NATO poll nonsense
Claiming the spurious poll on NATO membership tells us anything shows a complete disregard for the science of measuring opinion