Safety in Schools: A Growing Struggle
School staff unions are grappling with growing rates of violence incidents. Resourcing pupil support and reversing budget cuts are the solution, writes Mandy MacDowell.
Cailean Gallagher
First Strike in a Private School
Charles George reflects on the recent strike in Hutchesons’ Grammar, and the seismic shifts that are leading private school staff to organise and strike.
Against Freeports
Freeports are not the solution to Scotland’s industrial decline. Maggie Chapman considers the challenges they present for the left.
What Will Freeports Mean for Workers?
Drawing on years of experience working at Prestwick freeport, Peter Henderson sees dangerous signs in the latest blueprints and sets out nine questions which demand urgent answers.
Nothing Green About These Freeports
Freeports are more than a greenwashing gimmick, writes Ryan Morrison. They mark a grim concession to corporate efforts to profit from the climate crisis.
A New Glossary of Scotch Mining Terms
New poetry by James Barrowman takes inspiration from his namesake's terminological excavations.
The Wordsmith of the Jute Mills
Mary Brooksbank is inspiring a new generation of socialists far beyond her Dundee home, finds Siobhan Tolland.
All That A Myth Gan Give Us
The commemoration of John Maclean a century after his death reveals much about the current culture of the Scottish left, writes Henry Bell.
The Communist and the Lock-In
Alex Baird organised the industrial action that brought the workers of Wallacetown Engineering victory over General Electric in 1982. He tells Cailean Gallagher how the battle was won.
They’re Building a Wall: The Rafah Crossing, 1906-2006
Control of the Gaza-Egypt crossing at Rafah has been shifting for decades. The border’s complex history should inform debates about Egypt’s actions and intentions today, writes Jane Glen.