Alba, action stations and the forthcoming local elections
Kenny MacAskill issues a rallying cry for those dispirited and disillusioned with the submissive and subservient SNP The local elections this
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Scottish Government
Fair Work Scotland: Scotrail or Scotfail?
Gregor Gall says taking Scotrail into public ownership will test the SNP’s left credentials Industrial relations at Scotrail have been at
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National Care Service consultation: heading in the wrong direction on multiple fronts
Dave Watson identifies the dangerous attack on democracy and inadequate resourcing found in the Scottish Government’s proposals The Scottish Government published
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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 that
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Editorial: Old wine in old bottles?
Though Charles Dickens did not say ‘It was not the best of times. It was not quite the worst of times’
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Chimera of consensus on radical recovery from COVID? Or grounds for optimism?
Mike Danson eyes the prospect of cross-party cooperation for a boldly ‘building back better’. As I wrote in Scottish Left Review
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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 engrossed
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Firefighting doesn’t require firefighting problems but instead sustained and strategic investment
Denise Christie says our fire and rescue service requires the Scottish Government to make a decision turn. The COVID-19 pandemic very
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No touchy Feeley as social care still to be tied to the market
Stephen Smellie says of the Feeley report it’s a case of several steps forward and massive one back. The broken system
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After the acclaim, the rightful pay claim for our key workers
Roz Foyer ask whether the Scottish Government will pass or fail the test of paying up. Since the first lockdown, we’ve
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Failing the test: the calamity of COVID-19 testing in Scotland
Lilian Macer excoriates the Scottish Government’s approach as inadequate to deal with pandemic we are facing. The World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Coronavirus crisis: underfunding, restructuring, privatisation and fragmentation at the heart of the crisis in Holyrood and Westminster
Allyson Pollock and Louisa Harding-Edgar say there is also an opportunity to end the neo-liberalism that got us to this point
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Sex, lies and Salmond – lots of speculation and insinuation but no video tape
Kenny MacAskill picks through the detritus of the trial of the century and finds some unpalatable truths The Alex Salmond case
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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 passes
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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 from
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NHS wholly-owned subsidiaries – difference of approach between Scotland and England
Jackie Williams highlights the differences and similarities the NHS faces on privatisation north and south of the border The dangers inherent
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Whole and holistic organising in the classroom
David Belsey outlines how the EIS is approaching the issue The EIS has had an active couple of years with several
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Partnership for progress
Matthew Crighton outlines the Just Transition Partnership between the STUC and Friends of the Earth Setting up a Just Transition Commission
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Making positive use of Brexit in hospitality and tourism
Sarah Collins argues for using Brexit to sort out longstanding ailments on wages and conditions The TUC and many others are
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