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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The Jerusalem Declaration on anti-Semitism
Chris Sutherland assesses a major advance for having a balanced definition of anti-Semitism. So many column inches have been written
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Poetry page – plenty to please
The 80s David McKinstry The Keegan perm gave way to the mullet And CD replaced LP, Whilst Essex boys whistled
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Can the Fair Work Framework make Scotland a fair work nation?
Gregor Gall analyses a recent report by the Fair Work Convention and finds it fatally flawed. The ‘Fair Work Framework’
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Weegie climate warriors go to war to green up the dear old ‘Green Place’ of Glasgow
Stuart Graham lays out what union activists in Glasgow are organising for in the run-up to COP26. Glasgow Trades Union
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‘Play it again, Sam’: projecting the prizes and pitfalls for the political parties
Malcolm Harvey assesses the likely outcome that we shall wake up to on 7 May 2021. Elections happen frequently in
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Finding a new ‘third way’ between independence and unionism
Neil Findlay lays out the case for a third option in any future referendum. Tony Benn famously set out five
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(In)Equality and (Un)Diversity at the University of St Andrews
Chris Sutherland unravels the class contours of privilege and power pervading a tiny town in Fife. The 2018 Times &
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From her kitchen and computer, Annie Morgan thinks through the implications of mining and money for food and fairness As
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Not cooking with (British) Gas
Derek McPherson tells a tale of corporate greed against the hoi polloi. British Gas (BG) is bound to comply with
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Only by having constitutional choice can Scottish Labour’s radical reasoning be realised
Katrina Faccenda says the roadblock must be removed so socialist policies can become attractive again. The fightback against the latest
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Smoke and mirrors make for ‘The Great SNP Enigma’
Campbell Martin unravels the continuing battle for the soul of the SNP. In years to come, students of Scottish politics
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All change at the top of the big unions?
Stephen Smellie surveys the field and asks whether change at the top will presage change beneath. Over the next 18
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