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Britain is still in crisis
PublishedChris Bambery argues that, despite the "No" vote in the referendum last month, the British state remains mired in a deep crisis with no obvious way out.
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‘My enemy is Britain’ – why I’m voting yes
Published"Even Britain's enemy now is Britain, because there's no more 'national interest', there's just a bunch of spivs pushing their luck, picking over the carcass of our welfare state...But when I was 31, the mask slipped. Britain's disregard was made plain. Thank you Better Together, because your campaign has taught Scotland that their enemy is Britain" Alistair Davidson explains in a powerful video why he's voting Yes.
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History’s most dismal manifesto – the emptiness of the ‘more powers’ promise
PublishedAdam Frew examines the details of Labour and Better Together's promises of greater devolution in the event of a No vote.
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Review: Scottish Independence – A Feminist Response
PublishedSinead Dunn reviews "Scottish Independence - A Feminist Response". Recognising the book as a valuable and timely contribution to the referendum debate, Sinead notes how the two authors' approaches fuse to form a readable, robust and unapologetic feminist voice.
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Best of Both Worlds? Understanding the austerity Union
PublishedUnpacking Better Together's campaign strategy, Adam Frew explains how the Scottish Parliament's extremely limited fiscal powers render it defenceless against Westminster cuts. Recounting the financial crash, the saddling of taxpayers with private debt and the development of the austerity consensus, Adam concludes that remaining in the UK would condemn Scots to low wages, falling living standards and humiliating welfare cuts.
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Five things we learned from the leaders’ debate
PublishedTalking currency, spin and strategy, Adam Frew dissects the first of the 'Scotland Decides' TV debates. Moving forward, he argues that the Yes camp needs to hammer home its critique of Westminster politics and the neoliberal policies which have created grinding poverty and obscene inequality.
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Review – Yes: The Radical Case For Scottish Independence
PublishedJames Meadway reviews 'Yes: The Radical Case For Scottish Independence' by James Foley & Pete Ramand and argues that the independence referendum has the potential to transform politics, both North and South of the border.
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The case for YES in under five minutes
PublishedJonathon Shafi, a leading activist in the Radical Independence Campaign, argues for a YES vote in this powerful short video.
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Democracy, equality, imperialism: why Scotland must vote YES
PublishedBritain is locked into austerity at home and endless war abroad. Chris Bambery makes a powerful case for a YES vote at the recent London Forum on Scottish independence
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Pete Ramand makes the radical case for YES in London
PublishedAddressing a public forum in London, author and activist Pete Ramand argues that working people in England should support Scottish independence. Revealing Labour's British nationalism and debunking the supposed neutrality of state institutions, Pete explains that poverty and social class are the fundamental drivers of the YES vote.