Rebuilding the Scottish economy through worker ownership
John Bratton and David Erdal argue for one specific method for ‘building back better’. The global Covid-19 pandemic, which has
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Consummate consumers of the world unite!
Mick Rice argues workers have potential power in another arena under global corporate capitalism. It has always galled me that
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Pleasing political poetry
Ravenscraig by Robert Graham Before the steel mill shut the kids had toys and bikes, their brothers bought old banger
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From Glasgow Girls to Kenmure Street – 16 years on, the fight for humane immigration continues
Roza Salih calls for rebellion against Westminster’s inhumanity and the creation of a Scottish system. It has been 16 years
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Human dignity and honour: Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto
Henry Maitles recalls the armed battle to save the last of Warsaw’s Jewry against the Nazis. In May 1943, one
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After George Square’s dangerous disorder: Rangers supporters and anti-Catholicism in Scotland
Pat Kelly analyses the roots of the bigotry and sets out what now must be done to rid us of
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Scotland’s drug problem: tackling the symptoms never tackles the causes
Calum Rosie argues that only deep-seated, radical action can address this scourge in our society. It has recently been announced
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To jab or not to jab: skewed Covid vaccination priorities and problems
Andrew Watterson asks who judged who to jab and why in Scotland, and with what effect. Vaccination policies to protect
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Growing jaggier shoots from the briar’s roots: The UCS work-in at 50 and beyond
David Betteridge recalls how men and women were made on the Clyde into fighting fortresses. Where did the statesmen and
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The brutality of empire: The ethnic cleansing of the British periphery
Adam Charlton recalls a genocidal episode of internal colonialism from Britain’s past. When we think of the British Empire, we
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A case to leave NATO and for Scottish neutrality
Kailash Kutwaroo says independence opens up progressive policy positions for Scotland on the world stage. Should an independent Scotland leave
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The social and national are one: Labour and Scottish independence
Chris Sutherland makes an impassioned plea to develop a radical agenda for independence. On the eve of the 1916 Easter
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Amazon, Uber and union recognition ballots
Nigel Flanagan calls for a radical shake-up in how unions mobilise to gain collective bargaining rights from employers. Whilst union
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Generational generosity
Let the old and knackered who are within five years of their state retirement age retire early. Their jobs should
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Breaching the ministerial codes: Not just a Scottish special concern
Jonathan Deans casts an eye down south to survey a climate of political unaccountability. For many months, Scottish politics was
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