Over 6,750 migrant worker deaths – it’s no beautiful game when played like this
John Dennis explains the STUC’s call for action in Scotland against the needless deaths of migrant workers building the World Cup
Read moreJohn Dennis explains the STUC’s call for action in Scotland against the needless deaths of migrant workers building the World Cup
Read moreBenji Brown reports on the recent Aberdeen Climate Camp and where the campaign goes from here After a summer filled with
Read moreBen Lawrence, director, Ithaka (2022) Reviewed by Jackie Bergson At its simplest, Ithaka tells the story of a father, John Shipton,
Read moreL. Douds, J. Harris and P. Whitewood (eds.) The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution: Illiberal Liberation 1917-41, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 Brendan
Read moreBen Tarnoff Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future, Verso, 2022, pp272, £8.99 Reviewed by John Wood A
Read moreNeil Davidson, James Foley, and Ben Wray Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence, Verso, 2022, £12.99 pb Reviewed by Gordon
Read moreJeff Sparrow Crimes against Nature – Capitalism and Global Heating, Scribe, 2021, pp240, £16.99 Reviewed by Charlotte Ahmed Jeff Sparrow is
Read moreMatthew Crighton reviewed the Jimmy Reid Foundation’s edited collection called A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society in
Read moreBy the time this column goes to press, the UK will have a new Prime Minister. Whoever that person may be,
Read moreGeorge Kerevan surveys the scene, suggesting the SNP’s dominance results from a lack of choices. How often have you heard someone
Read moreJoe Cullinane explains why Labour lost but is proud of its achievements in North Ayrshire. For five and half a years,
Read moreGordon Munro looks back on missed opportunities to advance local democracy and delivery. The left in Scotland has been a useful
Read moreHaving taken the fightback to London, Roz Foyer says we’ve also building it in our workplaces and communities. We’re now experiencing
Read moreKate Ramsden casts her eye over the health of the union movement as it gears up for an almighty battle. I
Read moreHere we reprint the speech of Rab Noakes from the Musicians’ Union moving Motion 64 at the 2022 STUC congress in
Read moreScots folk singer and union activist, Iona Fyfe, wins the STUC Equality Award. One of Scotland’s leading folk singers has been
Read moreRuby Gibson explains the evidence-based case for the shorter working week in the Scottish civil service. Working time can and should
Read moreAlex Rowley shows how the Scottish Parliament can together tackle climate change and fuel poverty. I have introduced a consultation for
Read moreStuart Fairweather recounts the new initiatives to connect different types of poverty into one campaign. Recent Scottish Left Review editorials have
Read morePeter Lomas surveys the contours of an increasingly dangerous and unstable Europe. Someone once said that nuclear weapons make the world
Read moreThen University of Glasgow student, Dougie Harrison, recall’s Reid’s election fifty-one years ago. In summer 1971, with every active communist in
Read moreRaphael De Santos looks at the implications of high inflation, rising interest rates and a contracting economy for Scotland after independence.
Read moreWe reprint the speech Tabassum Niamat gave to open the first Festival of Resistance. Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you are
Read moreFatima Uygun and Tabassum Niamat reflect on how a community stood up to be counted. Kenmure Street in Pollokshields on Glasgow’s
Read moreGraham Smith takes comfort from the continuing long-term decline of the monarchy in Britain. Observers from overseas might be forgiven for
Read moreJohn Barker exposes those that are effectively judge and jurors in their own malfeasance. Earlier this year there were reports of
Read morePoems from Mathew Knights and Dr David McKinstry. Based in Arbroath, Matthew Knights is a writer and creative writing tutor (www.matthewknights.co.uk)
Read moreJonas Poher Rasmussen, director, Flee (2021) Reviewed by Jackie Bergson True stories which are told in first person throughout a feature
Read moreJavier Blas and Jack Farchy, The World For Sale: Money, Power And The Traders Who Barter The Earth’s Resources, Random House,
Read moreMike Phipps, Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow, OR Books, 2022, 9781682193693, £13, pp230 Reviewed by Dexter Govan. When the storm cleared
Read moreArnold Weinstein. The Lives of Literature: Reading, Teaching, Knowing, Princeton University Press, £14, 9780691177304, pp352 Reviewed by Sean Sheehan. The Lives
Read morePatrick O’Hare Rubbish Belongs to the Poor: Hygienic Enclosure and the Waste Commons, Pluto Press, 2022, 9780745341408, pp240, £19.99 Reviewed by
Read moreGregor Gall (ed.) A New Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society, Pluto, £14.99, 9780745345062, pp352 Reviewed by Matthew Crighton.
Read moreWhen issued with a fixed penalty by the Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid rules, Boris Johnson said he was not going
Read moreFor the left, the ‘test of war’ is said to be the ultimate test of their politics. This phraseology follows the
Read moreAs the Calmac crisis continues to push the SNP Scottish Government further towards the rocks, Gregor Gall introduces a major new
Read moreContents Foreword Rozanne Foyer 1 Introduction Gregor Gall 2 The structural development of poverty and inequality Carlo Morelli and Gerry Mooney
Read moreKirsty Alexander and Jenny Morrison argue for enhancing participation, reimagining economics and ending gender-based violence. Three inter-connected aspects of distributive gender
Read moreWillie Sullivan, Lynn Henderson, Linda Somerville and Ruth Lightbody show not all progressive political change comes in the form of traditional
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