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9th November 20209th November 20203 weeks ago Scottish Left Review 320 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 Read More »

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Editorial: From clap to slap

7th September 20207th September 20203 months ago Scottish Left Review 701 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 Read More »

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2nd July 20202nd July 20205 months ago Scottish Left Review 177 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 Read More »

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

2nd July 20202nd July 20205 months ago Scottish Left Review 66 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 Read More »

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

2nd July 20202nd July 20205 months ago Scottish Left Review 89 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 Read More »

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Issue 117

9th May 20209th May 20207 months ago Scottish Left Review 117 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 Read More »

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17th January 202017th January 202011 months ago SLR 116 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 Read More »

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Responses to #GE2019

17th January 202017th January 202011 months ago SLR 102 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 Read More »

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Feedback to the Editor

17th January 202017th January 202011 months ago SLR 66 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 Read More »

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15th November 20191 year ago SLR 84 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 Read More »

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16th September 201919th September 20191 year ago SLR 101 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 Read More »

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Editorial – 20th Anniversary Reflections on the Scottish Parliament

20th May 20192 years ago SLR 76 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 Read More »

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