Editorial
Asking an awkward question and needing an honest answer: What’s left of the left? The May 2022 local elections were
Read moreFor the left, the ‘test of war’ is said to be the ultimate test of their politics. This phraseology follows
Read moreDougie Harrison recalls why he joined the Communist Party in 1968 and and resigned from it in 1990 Few reading
Read moreFew have made the transition from COP to flop with such outstanding speed as Boris Johnson. He had, in the
Read moreWilma Brown reports on her experience of an overstretched and under-resourced NHS in Scotland We know staff in the NHS
Read moreThough our cover celebrates reaching issue 125, this should not detract from the major global issue continuing to be the climate emergency
Read moreThough Charles Dickens did not say ‘It was not the best of times. It was not quite the worst of
Read moreMick Rice considers a new way to skin this Tory tiger on work and employment. With Tory Brexiteers dreaming of
Read moreThis issue is our traditional STUC congress themed issue. In it, and in addition to hearing from the STUC itself,
Read moreLarry Flanagan does not pull his punches in laying out what the EIS demands of the Scottish Government. Scottish education,
Read moreAs we begin 2021, 2020 should be remembered as the year in which politics trumped economics twice – on Brexit
Read moreNick Kempe outlines the key principles and values that must underpin the reform of care in Scotland. The Scottish Government’s
Read moreSo, Boris’s near death experience this spring did not bring about any noticeable change of heart in his politics. Those
Read moreWith so much still unknown, Bill Ramsay says the rush to return to school is ill-advised and dangerous When considering
Read moreComment: Four Separate Issues Arising from COVID-19 Response Councils in Scotland have been at the forefront in dealing with COVID-19
Read moreWe asked a further range of left activists and commentators to provide their assessments of what happened and what we
Read moreGeneral election 2019 analysis We would welcome any responses to the analysis contained in this issue – what’s right, what’s
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