When the Racket Gets Its Way
Phil Chetwynd reviews The Racket by Matt Kennard (Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2024).
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Beneath the Surface in Khartoum
The struggle in Sudan for control of the regime is causing unimaginable suffering and death. Bill Bonnar surveys its history and the potential for freedom and change.
The Unravelling ‘Rules-Based International Order’
In the wake of the ICC ruling against Israeli war criminals, Donny Gluckstein considers why those who wrote the rules look ready to rip up the rule-book.
Barricade Apprentices
Policleto Ramires describes how armed and organised resistance against a colonising power can spark rebellion right across the world.
Editorial: Is Devolution Going to Seed?
This Scottish Left Review addresses how a quarter-century of devolution has dampened the power of those far removed from Scotland’s governing classes.
The Vanishing Right to a Cultural Life
The Scottish Government has abandoned its Human Rights Bill, but as the causes of migration multiply the struggle for cultural rights continues, writes Robert Rae.
Winning the Days
Ruby Alden-Gibson sets out the spate of victories that PCS members have won in the campaign for a shorter working week.
Breaking the Cycle of Overcrowded Prisons
The disrepair of Scotland’s prisons estate is failing prisoners, victims, and all of society. Phil Fairlie explains why it’s time for a genuine debate about the purpose of prison in our country.
Building the Local Economy
To build Scotland back up from the bottom requires the development of community strength and the devolution of economic power below the Holyrood level, writes Dave Watson.
The Street Work of Socialism
A working class united in their trade unions and campaigning organisations needs to build towards collective extra-parliamentary action, write Kate Ramsden and Tom Morrison.