Can independence be built on trade union principles?
Stephen Smellie lay out the critical questions the left needs to be asking of the independence option A second independence
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So where now for the independence left?
Kenny MacAskill offers a welcoming hand to those now seeing independence as a credible option Boris Johnson’s rejection of a
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Is Scotland ready for its federated future to infinity and beyond?
Jim Sillars says independence supporters are woefully under-prepared for a federated frontal-assault Nicola Sturgeon has taken those in the independence
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Home rule for the new century
Alex Rowley explains why Scottish Labour supports a revised devolution settlement Scotland remains divided on the question of independence, but
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Challenging the climate crisis and COP26: getting ready for Glasgow
Stuart Graham lays out what needs to be done in the unions in the run up to the November conference
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COP25 ignores demands for climate justice
Mary Church argues COP26 in Glasgow in 2020 must be a rallying point for people and planet The outcomes of
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Chileans want to ‘smoke opium’ and so much more
Oscar Mendoza explains the roots of the revolt and the emergence of new progressive forces A social explosion started on
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Why our peace movement must be intersectional
The word, pacifism, was coined in Scotland in the early twentieth century. Tim Gee asks if is it time to
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Microphones, megaphones and class
Albert Brenchat Aguilar recounts the unseen and forgotten workers that make conference happen and their fightback I dish nibbles and
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Surveying the unspoken concepts underpinning higher education
Reflecting on his experience of applying to university, Patrick Phillips gives a critical appraisal Last summer I applied to ‘attend’
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‘The Only Game in Town’ part 2 – the response as cover-up
Campbell Martin gives an update on his expose on the PPP scandal in North Ayrshire When ‘new’ Labour swept to
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Striking out for our future against a dead planet
Dylan Hamilton reflects on what was achieved in the September climate action On Friday 20 September, the week of climate
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Combining climate justice and social justice
Pete Cannell reports on the ScotE3 campaign to make climate action and social justice go hand-in-hand within the ‘just transition’
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Jimmy Reid – remembering a political giant
Academics Bill Knox and Alan McKinlay published their biography of Jimmy Reid called Jimmy Reid: A Clyde-built man (Liverpool University
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Extract from Aamer Anwar’s 2019 Jimmy Reid Foundation annual lecture
Jimmy Reid is often described as ‘the best MP that Scotland has never had’, but I believe that Jimmy was
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Aamer Anwar’s call to arms to campaign for truth and justice
Catriona Reid and Elizabeth Reid Boulter share their experience of the inspirational annual lecture We are always excited about the
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Step forward sister!
Mary Senior highlights how the campaign for equal representation in unions can be moved forward My comrade and sister, Lynn
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Work to end domestic abuse far from finished
Megan Gordon says the 16 Days of Activism campaign is making progress but much remains to be done As we
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Making Freedom of Information fit for the job
The law must be revised to reflect how publicly funded services are now delivered argues Carole Ewart In October 2019,
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Not cracking up in Caracas
In August 2019, the SSP sent Bill Bonnar to visit the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Here is his report The picture
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Solidarity with the Kurds of North East Syria
Sarah Glynn explains the roots of the current crisis and suggests a way out of it A hundred years ago,
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Missed opportunities? Stagnant statutory powers in Scottish legislation
Jonathan Deans examines the extent of the Scottish Government’s unused powers and explains their existence When an act of legislation
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Pushing back against Pret – making headway against malevolent management
‘Late Night Girl’ reports on her continuing campaign for fairness and justice at Pret-A-Manger As I continue to recuperate and
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Cryptocurrency: the end of human supremacy?
Mhairi McAlpine argues that cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence offer the prospect of fully automated luxury communism A decade on from
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Racing against the race for profit
Aidan Beatty spoke to Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on her writing on racism in housing in the US Since the publication of
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A charter for workers’ rights in Scotland: developing devolution
The Jimmy Reid Foundation made this submission to the Institute of Employment Rights The Jimmy Reid Foundation, with 11 affiliates
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