Editorial
The hope of humanity? There is a relatively well-known saying on the left that ‘the cause of labour is the
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STUC gives Scottish Government a masterclass in building back better for a fair and green Scotland
Roz Foyer critiques the ‘business as usual’ thinking and rallies us for a fight. Last year in Scottish Left Review’s
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‘Unite and fight’: It’s why we’re a success story during the combined COVID and cost-of-living challenges
Pat Rafferty outlines how UNITE turned challenges into opportunities. It’s rightly assumed – though often goes without saying like many
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In the face of adversity, in unison we have shown strength, resilience and adaptability
Lilian Macer says only unions have offered – and continue to offer – the hope of standing up for workers.
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The EIS: Covid-embattled but still 175 years strong
Andrea Bradley recounts how the EIS responded rapidly and radically to the ‘new’ normal in education. As the world’s oldest
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Fighting for fairness in retail when ‘every little helps’ is just not enough
Tracy Gilbert recounts how Usdaw has risen to the challenges workers face in the retail sector. After almost two years
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Knowledge is necessary but power is absolutely essential for protecting workers
Mary Senior argues an alliance of staff and students is the surest foundation for protecting higher education. It’s two years
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The ayes have it: eyeing the opportunities over the coming period to surge ahead through struggle
Cat Boyd says the PCS union is developing its bargaining agenda and wants to work with others to achieve this.
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If music be the food of love and life, then musicians need state support to play on
Caroline Sewell shows what the Musicians’ Union has done during the pandemic but demands state support to go further. The
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Keeping the connection through a global pandemic in the prison, correctional and secure psychiatric system
Phil Fairlie says staying in touch has meant doing things differently in order to provide representation. Working out how best
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Dispensing workplace justice: the PDA union is the new kid on the block with ambitions and aspirations
Paul Flynn records the success of a young union for pharmacists. This year the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) celebrates
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We have devolution from Westminster but not from Holyrood: Scotland as a centralised state
James Mitchell decries the lack of local power in local government and advocates radical reform. Somewhere along the way, debate
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The battle for our buses – get on board the double-decker for the fight for our future
Ellie Harrison outlines how progress is possible. This year’s local elections are set to become the battle for our buses.
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Council choices and credible contestants
With the local government election on 5 May 2022, we asked a number of left candidates from different parties to
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A marriage not made in heaven: marking the SNP-Scottish Greens coalition scorecard
Stella Rooney critically assesses what the parliamentary pact is about and what is has delivered and not delivered. Following last
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Of black clouds and silver linings?
Stephen Smellie argues COP26 delivered on the low expectations of it but progress was made in building a bigger and
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COP to flop: the great Glaswegian greenwash
Mary Church argues it’s hard to view COP26 as anything other than a resounding failure but the summit’s legacy is
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COP26 to CON26 – how we need to be at DEFCON level 1 to save our people and planet
Dave Sherry reviews a recent contribution to union campaign to stop climate change Climate Jobs: Building a workforce for the
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Zero emission strategies in maritime transport
Alf Baird surveys the various energy options for greening sea transport, whether for passenger or goods As with all transport
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Being and becoming modern giants – what it is to be human and in harmony with nature
Patrick Phillips looks at a new way of transcending our system of endless economic exchange ‘There appears to be a
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Political poems for a imagining a better world
We are pleased to published further poems by David McKinstry and David Bleiman. Cult of Career By David McKinstry Have
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15 years of covering the covers for Scottish Left Review
Nadia Lucchesi is an artist, illustrator and printmaker and has delivered bright and bold covers for Scottish Left Review. After
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