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Editorial

All articles in this issue bar the editorial and the Brexit election tracker were written before the decision of parliament[…]

Brexit election tracker – at long last, the election is on!

Matthew Goodwin reveals the major trends trajectories to look out for in the run up to 12 December Britain is[…]

Obituary – John Kay, communist stalwart

It is with sadness that we note the death of John Kay, aged 94. He was one of the founders[…]

Socialism in Scotland for the 21st century

Richard Leonard believes the case for an economic and environmental transformation can be won. This article was written before the[…]

Time to stuff the Tory turkey

Tommy Sheppard believes Scotland will answer the call but is hesitant about calling the result elsewhere. This article was written[…]

Daunting challenges posed by global capitalism

Colin Fox surveys the landscape and get prepared to batten down the hatches. This article was written before the announcement[…]

Desperately seeking democratic revolution

Maggie Chapman says a democratic transformation must underlie economic and social transformation. This article was written before the announcement of[…]

Realigning the left

Kenny MacAskill argues for a form of left cooperation and consensus as the new way forward. This article was written[…]

Time for transformation is now – we must fix our broken constitution

Lynn Henderson says that out of crisis comes opportunity 200 years on from Peterloo. This article was written before the[…]

Taking back the power: forcing the EU’s hand

Though a little late in the day, Gregor Gall suggests a way out of the ‘leave’/’remain’ stasis for the left.[…]

Striking out for our future against a dead planet

Dylan Hamilton reflects on what was achieved in the September climate action On Friday 20 September, the week of climate[…]

Jimmy Reid – remembering a political giant

Academics Bill Knox and Alan McKinlay published their biography of Jimmy Reid called Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built man (Liverpool University[…]

Extract from Aamer Anwar’s 2019 Jimmy Reid Foundation annual lecture

Jimmy Reid is often described as ‘the best MP that Scotland has never had’, but I believe that Jimmy was[…]

Aamer Anwar’s call to arms to campaign for truth and justice

Catriona Reid and Elizabeth Reid Boulter share their experience of the inspirational annual lecture We are always excited about the[…]

Step forward sister!

Mary Senior highlights how the campaign for equal representation in unions can be moved forward My comrade and sister, Lynn[…]

Work to end domestic abuse far from finished

Megan Gordon says the 16 Days of Activism campaign is making progress but much remains to be done As we[…]

Making Freedom of Information fit for the job

The law must be revised to reflect how publicly funded services are now delivered argues Carole Ewart In October 2019,[…]

Not cracking up in Caracas

In August 2019, the SSP sent Bill Bonnar to visit the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Here is his report The picture[…]

Solidarity with the Kurds of North East Syria

Sarah Glynn explains the roots of the current crisis and suggests a way out of it A hundred years ago,[…]

Missed opportunities? Stagnant statutory powers in Scottish legislation

Jonathan Deans examines the extent of the Scottish Government’s unused powers and explains their existence When an act of legislation[…]

Pushing back against Pret – making headway against malevolent management

‘Late Night Girl’ reports on her continuing campaign for fairness and justice at Pret-A-Manger As I continue to recuperate and[…]

Cryptocurrency: the end of human supremacy?

Mhairi McAlpine argues that cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence offer the prospect of fully automated luxury communism A decade on from[…]

Racing against the race for profit

Aidan Beatty spoke to Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on her writing on racism in housing in the US Since the publication of[…]

Film Review

Sorry We Missed You (2019), Ken Loach (director) and Paul Laverty (screenwriter) Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Possibly excepting The Angels’[…]

Vladimir McTavish’s Kick up the Tabloids

The content of this article may be utterly irrelevant by the time it appears in print. Writing this column in[…]