Editorial
The hope of humanity? There is a relatively well-known saying on the left that ‘the cause of labour is the
Read moreRoz Foyer critiques the ‘business as usual’ thinking and rallies us for a fight. Last year in Scottish Left Review’s
Read morePat Rafferty outlines how UNITE turned challenges into opportunities. It’s rightly assumed – though often goes without saying like many
Read moreLilian Macer says only unions have offered – and continue to offer – the hope of standing up for workers.
Read moreAndrea Bradley recounts how the EIS responded rapidly and radically to the ‘new’ normal in education. As the world’s oldest
Read moreTracy Gilbert recounts how Usdaw has risen to the challenges workers face in the retail sector. After almost two years
Read moreMary Senior argues an alliance of staff and students is the surest foundation for protecting higher education. It’s two years
Read moreCat Boyd says the PCS union is developing its bargaining agenda and wants to work with others to achieve this.
Read moreCaroline Sewell shows what the Musicians’ Union has done during the pandemic but demands state support to go further. The
Read morePhil Fairlie says staying in touch has meant doing things differently in order to provide representation. Working out how best
Read morePaul Flynn records the success of a young union for pharmacists. This year the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) celebrates
Read moreJames Mitchell decries the lack of local power in local government and advocates radical reform. Somewhere along the way, debate
Read moreEllie Harrison outlines how progress is possible. This year’s local elections are set to become the battle for our buses.
Read moreWith the local government election on 5 May 2022, we asked a number of left candidates from different parties to
Read moreStella Rooney critically assesses what the parliamentary pact is about and what is has delivered and not delivered. Following last
Read moreStephen Smellie argues COP26 delivered on the low expectations of it but progress was made in building a bigger and
Read moreMary Church argues it’s hard to view COP26 as anything other than a resounding failure but the summit’s legacy is
Read moreDave Sherry reviews a recent contribution to union campaign to stop climate change Climate Jobs: Building a workforce for the
Read moreAlf Baird surveys the various energy options for greening sea transport, whether for passenger or goods As with all transport
Read morePatrick Phillips looks at a new way of transcending our system of endless economic exchange ‘There appears to be a
Read moreWe are pleased to published further poems by David McKinstry and David Bleiman. Cult of Career By David McKinstry Have
Read moreNadia Lucchesi is an artist, illustrator and printmaker and has delivered bright and bold covers for Scottish Left Review. After
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