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A new party for a new Scotland
PublishedThe independence debate has created a 'New Scotland'. Weighing up in turn the implications of a Yes and a No vote, Ben Wray argues that a new left party is essential if campaigns for democratic renewal and social justice are to have a fighting chance.
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Between two futures: recovering an optimism of the will
PublishedAs the independence debate catalyses a powerful re-emergence of class politics, Cat Boyd criticises those united-in-pessimism among trade unionists and the Labour left. Breaking with Britain is no panacea - but it will provide an opportunity for working class people to reshape Scotland.
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Independence & imperialism: the case for Yes
PublishedFollowing George Robertson's hawkish intervention, Jonathon Shafi examines the contrasting foreign policy objectives of the Yes Scotland and Better Together campaigns. In this high stakes debate, Shafi argues that Scotland has the chance to institutionalise the values of the anti-war and peace movements past and present, free from the shackles of British empire.
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The case for revolutionary reforms
PublishedAs against approaches which dichotomise reform and revolution, Ben Wray argues that left parties should develop a strategy of 'revolutionary reforms' which promotes concrete gains within capitalism whilst emboldening further movement against it.
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Leeds United: Applauding the Hangmen
PublishedLeeds United fan Seán Duffy looks at the recent travails of his club against the backdrop of the financial precariousness of modern football
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Enemies of the internet – digital rights and the indy ref
PublishedFollowing recent revelations surrounding GCHQ and NSA dragnet surveillance, Alistair Davidson discusses in a fascinating podcast how iScotland could chart a different trajectory, leading the way in digital governance
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Cat Boyd steals the show at Motherwell indy debate
PublishedCat Boyd, speaking at the the Lanarkshire Forum for Independence meeting on 31 March, emphasised the economic, social and political failures of the union and the potential for the independence debate to move beyond the SNP/Labour binary and open up the possibility for real change.
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The unpaid intern and the mini-manager: organising 21st century workplaces
PublishedChris Bambery examines the challenges posed and opportunites presented by contemporary workplace organising
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‘Lambs led to the slaughter’ – interview with Cumnock miner
PublishedOn the anniversary of Thatcher's death and thirty years after the miners' strike of 1984, Cumnock miner Gordon Cossar relates his experience of the pits, the pickets and the battle of Orgreave
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Glasgow Skeptics independence debate
PublishedA chance to see the excellent independence debate hosted by Glasgow Skeptics in the Mitchell Theatre on 24 March. Among the speakers is Jonathon Shafi of the Radical Independence Campaign.