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.
Read More »We must stop a corporate coup in Scottish politics
The Scottish Government and the SNP are to be congratulated for taking a decent position on Gaza. If only others would show some independence of mind.
It is likely ‘the mainstream’ won’t understand the significance of SCND’s decision to affiliate with Yes Scotland. But they’ll come to understand the consequences of why it happened.
We Are Not Rats: Scotland’s Students’ Left Review is a new quarterly journal containing essays, reviews, interviews, letters, and artistic pieces that spark discussion among the students of Scottish universities and colleges.
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
The Scottish Politician of the Year nominations appear to reward a certain kind of politics – those that are moving towards the right…
Those who interpret and predict Scottish politics spent last week fussing over a minor bluff while, potentially, the very structural integrity of Scottish politics may have begun to shift
Read More »What should have been learned in ‘back-to-front’ week
Today the Scotland on Sunday has outlined a clear right-wing agenda for the SNP. We can’t afford to dismiss this as wishful thinking.
The NATO vote has destroyed careers and brought many in the SNP to the verge. But they must all be patient – today was a giant victory for principle and for the left. Stay – defend those who made you proud today.
Read More »A party without a leadership, a leadership without a party
Tomorrow is a crucial day for the SNP. It is also a crucial day for quite a few SNP politicians. Here’s why.