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VLADIMIR McTAVISH’S KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

9th May 20229th May 20222 months ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 135 Views

Two very strange thoughts have been running through my mind since the start of March. One is: ‘Thank goodness for

10th January 202210th January 20226 months ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 235 Views

Few have made the transition from COP to flop with such outstanding speed as Boris Johnson. He had, in the

15th July 202115th July 202112 months ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 518 Views

The problem with having to file copy over a week in advance of publication day means that sometimes what I

7th September 20207th September 20202 years ago Scottish Left Review 5 min read 1265 Views

So, Boris’s near death experience this spring did not bring about any noticeable change of heart in his politics. Those

24th March 202024th March 20202 years ago SLR 4 min read 857 Views

Working out where we go from here The outcome of the general election last year means Scotland enters yet another

17th January 20202 years ago SLR 4 min read 665 Views

As the bells rang in the New Year and 2019 drew to a close, many on the left were still

ion Tracker A data-led quest to make sense of politics

15th November 20193 years ago SLR 8 min read 718 Views

Matthew Goodwin reveals the major trends trajectories to look out for in the run up to 12 December Britain is

15th November 201915th November 20193 years ago SLR 4 min read 599 Views

Lynn Henderson says that out of crisis comes opportunity 200 years on from Peterloo. This article was written before the

16th September 201916th September 20193 years ago SLR 9 min read 747 Views

George Kerevan says the British ruling class is experiencing an extended crisis best epitomised by Brexit When Boris Johnson’s political

16th September 20193 years ago SLR 3 min read 640 Views

We live in such volatile times that it is distinctly possible that every word of this column will be either

Just Transition

14th January 201915th January 20193 years ago SLR 10 min read 757 Views

Happy New Year to all our subscribers, readers and supporters. And, with the pleasantries now done, let’s get back to

14th January 20193 years ago SLR 4 min read 691 Views

Sean Duffy argues that the beneficiaries of May’s meltdown are like to be Rees Mogg and his cohorts The Conservative

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12th November 201820th November 20184 years ago SLR 6 min read 730 Views

Mick Whelan lays out why his union supported Brexit and what it expects from the negotiations ASLEF backed Brexit –

12th November 20184 years ago SLR 4 min read 1153 Views

Vladimir McTavish’s  A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS  There has been no lack of hyperbole in the media over the past