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Conditions for Change in the Here and Now

17th April 20235th May 20231 month ago SLR 8 min read

Stuart Fairweather surveys three groups campaigning for social transformation in Scotland: ‘In between the action of the unions, largely but not

VLADIMIR McTAVISH – A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

15th November 202115th November 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 3 min read

Who knows what the fight the UK will have started in Europe by the time this appears in print. After noising

Poetry

15th July 202115th July 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 2 min read

Two political poems by David Bleiman Get Brexit, Donne? The grass grew green again over the rust and richer dust, where

Editorial When politics trumped economics

12th January 202112th January 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 5 min read

As we begin 2021, 2020 should be remembered as the year in which politics trumped economics twice – on Brexit and

Britain after Brexit: footloose and fancy free for capricious capitalism

12th January 202112th January 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read

Vince Mills assesses the Brexit deal and warns of imminent dangers. After what seemed like interminable debate and disagreement, on 30

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Editorial

17th January 202017th January 20203 years ago SLR 9 min read

Regroup and resist – but how? Well, the polls were stunningly accurate so we well and truly had our ‘Friday the

Battered, bloodied and bruised: down but not out

17th January 202017th January 20203 years ago SLR 4 min read

Richard Leonard says when the people speak, political parties must listen The election result was grave for Labour. Though we tried

Independence, yes, but for whom and from what?

17th January 202017th January 20203 years ago SLR 4 min read

Grahame Smith says resolving constitutional matters can unlock progress on social and economic issues After such a momentous election result, almost

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

Brexit election tracker – at long last, the election is on!

15th November 20194 years ago SLR 8 min read

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

Time to stuff the Tory turkey

15th November 201915th November 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Tommy Sheppard believes Scotland will answer the call but is hesitant about calling the result elsewhere. This article was written before

Daunting challenges posed by global capitalism

15th November 201915th November 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Colin Fox surveys the landscape and get prepared to batten down the hatches. This article was written before the announcement of

Time for transformation is now – we must fix our broken constitution

15th November 201915th November 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

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

Editorial

16th September 201919th September 20194 years ago SLR 6 min read

Like many others, Scottish Left Review is outraged at the attack on democracy represented by prorogation and condemns this extended suspension

Brexit and the rise of the ‘Del boy’ ruling class

16th September 201916th September 20194 years ago SLR 9 min read

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

The revolution of radical reactionaries?

16th September 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Peter Lynch dissects the new cabinet of BoJo after the night of the long knives It’s hard to know where to

Independence via Brexit break up?

16th September 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Chris Stephens surveys the shifting political terrain the coming period Making predictions on what is going to happen in our politics

Vladimir McTavish’s A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

16th September 20194 years ago SLR 3 min read

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

Dark, dismal days for democracy

15th July 201919th June 20204 years ago SLR 3 min read

The politics of Scotland and Britain are about to enter dark days for democracy. A white, ageing and disproportionately male group

Benefitting from the Brexit benefit of broken Britain

15th July 20194 years ago SLR 11 min read

Tommy Sheppard argues only an independent Scotland can be the crucible for citizens’ control Democracy means the right to change your

Music across borders and through barriers – songs and stories from the Musicians’ Union

18th March 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Caroline Sewell explains the band didn’t just play on but reached out to new members with new messages The past year

Just Transition

Editorial – Bastards of Brexit and the ‘national interest’

14th January 201915th January 20194 years ago SLR 10 min read

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

Why and how the SNP must stop being ‘the party of oil’

14th January 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Simon Barrow argues the SNP must more fully commit to the Just Transition Climate change is the all-embracing challenge of our

Universal Credit – universal cruelty for the poor and vulnerable

14th January 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Chris Stephens says the real scandal of this Tory government is its welfare policy not Brexit It’s all too easy for

Tories in tatters results in rise of right?

14th January 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

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

Labour’s Scottish problem

14th January 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read

Róisín McLaren argues Scottish Labour’s star cannot rise until it changes course on independence A YouGov opinion poll published on 16

Vladimir McTavish’s  A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS 

14th January 20194 years ago SLR 3 min read

Happy New Year. The start of January is always a relief to me, as it signals that the sheer living Hell

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Brexit breakdown beckons

12th November 201829th November 20185 years ago SLR 10 min read

Editorial This was an issue of Scottish Left Review we could not put off any longer. Since the referendum in June

Helping capitalism dig its own grave

12th November 201819th June 20205 years ago SLR 8 min read

George Kerevan sets out his socialist position in the context of the contradictions of capitalism WHAT position should socialists advance regarding

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Tory Party implodes as Brexit explodes

12th November 201829th November 20185 years ago SLR 4 min read

Neil Findlay articulates Labour’s position The next few weeks and months will see the culmination of a forty-year civil war amongst

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RADICAL SCOTTISH POLITICAL WRITING

Brexit

Conditions for Change in the Here and Now

VLADIMIR McTAVISH – A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

Poetry

Editorial When politics trumped economics

Editorial

Battered, bloodied and bruised: down but not out

Independence, yes, but for whom and from what?

Brexit election tracker – at long last, the election is on!

Time to stuff the Tory turkey

Daunting challenges posed by global capitalism

Time for transformation is now – we must fix our broken constitution

Editorial

Brexit and the rise of the ‘Del boy’ ruling class

The revolution of radical reactionaries?

Independence via Brexit break up?

Vladimir McTavish’s A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

Dark, dismal days for democracy

Benefitting from the Brexit benefit of broken Britain

Music across borders and through barriers – songs and stories from the Musicians’ Union

Editorial – Bastards of Brexit and the ‘national interest’

Why and how the SNP must stop being ‘the party of oil’

Universal Credit – universal cruelty for the poor and vulnerable

Tories in tatters results in rise of right?

Labour’s Scottish problem

Vladimir McTavish’s  A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS

Brexit breakdown beckons

Helping capitalism dig its own grave

Tory Party implodes as Brexit explodes

Against Brexit and for a ratification referendum

Where is Brexit heading and with what impact on independence?

Brexit, the ruling class and prospects for a left Labour government

Making positive use of Brexit in hospitality and tourism

Preparations for the day of reckoning on independence

Book Review – Poverty Safari