Editorial: UK to Ukraine and back again – conflict and class
For the left, the ‘test of war’ is said to be the ultimate test of their politics. This phraseology follows
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Can we set sail the good ship Scotland on a new course for social justice?
As the Calmac crisis continues to push the SNP Scottish Government further towards the rocks, Gregor Gall introduces a major
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A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society
Contents Foreword Rozanne Foyer 1 Introduction Gregor Gall 2 The structural development of poverty and inequality Carlo Morelli and Gerry
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Towards gender justice in Scotland
Kirsty Alexander and Jenny Morrison argue for enhancing participation, reimagining economics and ending gender-based violence. Three inter-connected aspects of distributive
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Community campaigns – the power to change from the bottom up
Willie Sullivan, Lynn Henderson, Linda Somerville and Ruth Lightbody show not all progressive political change comes in the form of
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Peace and happiness require understanding and understanding requires peaceful dialogue
Kate Hudson lays out a blueprint for bringing about harmony and reconciliation. A negotiated settlement is the only way to
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Putin’s game of Russian roulette at the intersection of rival imperialisms
Bill Bonnar examines the background to the war in Ukraine. To be clear from the outset: The Russian invasion of
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A left divided: Anti-war, anti-imperialism and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Gilbert Achcar dissects the differences as well as their origins and their outcomes. The anti-war, anti-imperialist left worldwide has been
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Consequences of war configured through politics reveal ever greater hypocrisy and inhumanity
Arthur West argues that double standards have outflanked diplomacy but peace can be secured. The tragic war in Ukraine has
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Disabling and deactivating the discrimination against disabled workers
Alison Mitchell explains why UNISON has dedicated 2022 to be to a 365-day disability campaigning agenda. The union’s strength lies
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Why did we abandon social eating for the food bank?
Bryce Evans recalls a time when food poverty was not privatised and individualised as it is now. In the last
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Making arguments and action to build working class support for an independent socialist Scotland
Kevin McVey reports on a new initiative to build socialist support for independence. Scottish politics is dominated by the debate
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P&O: Profit & odiousness, penury & obduracy, psychotic & objectivising – take your pick
Mick Lynch says the RMT will stand firm against gangster capitalism and to defend workers. The sacking of 800 P&O
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Generation X: Young, convinced and loquacious and joining the Young Communist League
Louie Gibson explains the process by which he became interested and active in left-wing politics. I attribute my interest in
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Proportional representation = proper political representation
Lynn Henderson argues for radical change in our electoral system to ensure radical political outcomes Twelve years of Tory rule
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SLAPPs and the news and information supply chain
Carole Ewart reports on the campaign to prevent the rich and powerful remaining unaccountable Curiosity in – and scrutiny of
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Poignant political poems
Dr David McKinstry Teaches History at Holyrood Secondary in Glasgow. The 70s A more naïve and innocent time Where no
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Documentary Review
James Bluemel, director (2020) Once Upon a Time in Iraq, KEO Films – Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Award-winning documentary series,
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Book Review
Richard Seymour, The Disenchanted Earth: Reflections on Ecosocialism and Barbarism, Indigo Press, 2022, £9.99, 9781911648413 Reviewed by John Wood Capitalism
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Book Review
Lachlan Munro., R. B. Cunninghame Graham and Scotland: Party, Prose, and Political Aesthetic, Edinburgh University Press, 2022, £85, 9781474498265 Reviewed
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Book Review
Andrew Cockburn, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine, Verso, 2021, pp288, 9781839763656 Reviewed by Bill
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Book Review
Adam Tooze, Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy, Allen Lane, 2021, pp368, 9780241485873, £25 Reviewed by Will Podmore This
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VLADIMIR McTAVISH’S KICK UP THE TABLOIDS
Two very strange thoughts have been running through my mind since the start of March. One is: ‘Thank goodness for
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