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15th July 202115th July 20212 weeks ago Scottish Left Review 364 Views ‘new’ Labour, ‘new’ Labour returns, Editorial, Neo-liberalism, Non-death of neo-liberalism 10 min read

Non-death of neo-liberalism and ‘new’ Labour returns This is an editorial of two parts. The first parts deals with the

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Editorial: Old wine in old bottles?

25th May 202125th May 20212 months ago Scottish Left Review 2063 Views 6 May 2021 elections, George Square, Greens, Kenmure Street, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, Scottish Government, Scottish Labour Party, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Parliament, SNP, Tories 10 min read

Though Charles Dickens did not say ‘It was not the best of times. It was not quite the worst of

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With ‘fire-and-re-hire’ raging, will BoJos’ Brexiteers get their way in trampling over workers’ rights?

25th May 202125th May 20212 months ago Scottish Left Review 110 Views AUEW engineering union, Brexiteers, EU working time directive, Mick Rice, UK Internal Markets Act 2020, UNITE Retired Members branch Glasgow, Workers' rights 4 min read

Mick Rice considers a new way to skin this Tory tiger on work and employment. With Tory Brexiteers dreaming of

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Editorial:The fight for a Scotland we want.

8th March 20218th March 20215 months ago Scottish Left Review 868 Views Editorial, Holyrood election, Scottish Labour, SNP, STUC 4 min read

This issue is our traditional STUC congress themed issue. In it, and in addition to hearing from the STUC itself,

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For investment and education-led recovery and restitution

8th March 20218th March 20215 months ago Scottish Left Review 624 Views chools, colleges, EIS, Scottish Education 3 min read

Larry Flanagan does not pull his punches in laying out what the EIS demands of the Scottish Government. Scottish education,

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A Poem

8th March 20218th March 20215 months ago Scottish Left Review 141 Views ‘Visionaries’ by David McKinstry, Churchill, rebuild, welfare state 0 min read

‘Visionaries’ by David McKinstry, Glasgow As winter turned to spring And Churchill’s bombast stilled, The nation turned to quiet Clem

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Editorial When politics trumped economics

12th January 202112th January 20217 months ago Scottish Left Review 1092 Views Brexit, COVID-19, Editor, Holyrood, Labour, SNP, Tories 5 min read

As we begin 2021, 2020 should be remembered as the year in which politics trumped economics twice – on Brexit

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Towards a set of principles for a National Care Service

12th January 202112th January 20217 months ago Scottish Left Review 877 Views Human Rights, National Care Service, Nick Kempe, reform of care in Scotland 9 min read

Nick Kempe outlines the key principles and values that must underpin the reform of care in Scotland. The Scottish Government’s

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9th November 20209th November 20209 months ago Scottish Left Review 1462 Views Bortis Johnson, COVID-19, Keir Starmer, lockdonw, Tories 3 min read

Living la vida loca lockdown Boris Johnson, for his Tory government, proclaims how ‘incredibly generous’ it is being to those

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Editorial: From clap to slap

7th September 20207th September 202011 months ago Scottish Left Review 988 Views Boris Johnson, Chancellor, COVID-19. NHS, Rishi Sunak 5 min read

So, Boris’s near death experience this spring did not bring about any noticeable change of heart in his politics. Those

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2nd July 20202nd July 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 487 Views COVID19, Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, Labour, Left, Tories 8 min read

Is the left now coming up for air? The left is in one of its classic dilemmas. On the one

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Scottish education in the Covid pandemic: to be forewarned is to be forearmed

2nd July 20202nd July 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 231 Views Bill Ramsay, children's rights, EIS, reade union rights, return to school, Scottish Education 4 min read

With so much still unknown, Bill Ramsay says the rush to return to school is ill-advised and dangerous When considering

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Crisis in the councils … mental health challenges … key workers still key? … freedom of information

2nd July 20202nd July 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 261 Views Councils, FoI, shop workers 9 min read

Comment: Four Separate Issues Arising from COVID-19 Response Councils in Scotland have been at the forefront in dealing with COVID-19

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Issue 117

9th May 20209th May 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 400 Views Coronavirus 7 min read

Editorial: ‘Strange times, indeed. But maybe not that strange’. As Shakespeare’s dark and dystopian verse seems to be commonly quoted

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17th January 202017th January 20202 years ago SLR 509 Views Brexit, General Election, LibDems, Scottish Labour, SNP victory, Tories 9 min read

Regroup and resist – but how? Well, the polls were stunningly accurate so we well and truly had our ‘Friday

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Responses to #GE2019

17th January 202017th January 20202 years ago SLR 340 Views Communist, Labour, Scottish Socialist Party, SNP Green 33 min read

We asked a further range of left activists and commentators to provide their assessments of what happened and what we

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Feedback to the Editor

17th January 202017th January 20202 years ago SLR 304 Views analysis, Editor, Feedback, General Election 2019 0 min read

General election 2019 analysis We would welcome any responses to the analysis contained in this issue – what’s right, what’s

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15th November 20192 years ago SLR 355 Views Boris Johnston, Corbyn, General Election, Labour, SNP 7 min read

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

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16th September 201919th September 20192 years ago SLR 391 Views Boris Johnston, Brexit, Democracy, parliament, prorogation, Westminster 6 min read

Like many others, Scottish Left Review is outraged at the attack on democracy represented by prorogation and condemns this extended

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Editorial – 20th Anniversary Reflections on the Scottish Parliament

20th May 20192 years ago SLR 356 Views 20th Anniversary, Greens, Labour Conservative, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Parliament, SNP, Socialists 8 min read

The theme of this issue of Scottish Left Review is an examination of the intentions, processes and outcomes of the

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18th March 20192 years ago SLR 390 Views Editorial, Maggie Chapman, Save Leith Walk campaign, STUC Congress, Tommy Sheppard MP 3 min read

The March/April issue of Scottish Left Review is our traditional STUC congress edition. In it, we ask a variety of

Just Transition

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Editorial – Bastards of Brexit and the ‘national interest’

14th January 201915th January 20193 years ago SLR 405 Views almighty mess in British politics over Brexit, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brexiteers, chaos, crisis, DUP, Editorial, European Research Group, Jacob Rees Mogg, John Crace, Just Transition, Labour Party, Tory Party 10 min read

Happy New Year to all our subscribers, readers and supporters. And, with the pleasantries now done, let’s get back to

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Brexit breakdown beckons

12th November 201829th November 20183 years ago SLR 315 Views Brexit 9 min read

Editorial This was an issue of Scottish Left Review we could not put off any longer. Since the referendum in

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100 years young

24th September 201826th September 20183 years ago SLR 374 Views 100 years, FBU, Fire and rescue services, public services, trade unions 9 min read

Issue 107 Editorial. It is a pleasure and an honour for Scottish Left Review to play its small part in

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Allegations of Labour anti-semitism: both Trojan and stalking horse?

24th September 201824th September 20183 years ago SLR 290 Views anti-semitic, anti-semitism, Campaign against Anti-Semitism, Gaza. Palestine, IHRA definition, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, Kenneth Stern, Labour, Labour right-wing, Stephen Lawrence, US House of Representatives 5 min read

Vince Mills looks behind the headlines to see what is really going on. Perhaps the saddest aspect of the ‘debate’

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What is social democracy?

3rd July 201823rd July 20183 years ago SLR 287 Views 0 min read

Defining a social democratic party, its ideology, purpose and processes.

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Municipal socialism – the time is now

3rd July 201823rd July 20183 years ago SLR 274 Views 3 min read

Dave Watson argues municipal socialism can do more than just help end austerity.

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