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Kick Up The Tabloids
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Issue 66: Introducing the Jimmy Reid Foundation
Six writers explore an agenda for Scotland's new left wing think tank. Plus the Christie Commission, Murdoch in Scotland and 40 years after the UCS work-in
Issue 65: Is The Time Ripe For Change
These are times of big political change in Scotland – what are the opportunities for the left? Bill Kidd, Richard Leonard, Peter McColl, Robin McAlpine, Stephen Boyd, Ailsa McKay, John Campbell, Pat Rafferty and Elaine C Smith on what now?
Comment
A few weeks on, is the left viewing the Scottish Election result as more of a threat or more of an opportunity?
Will Victory Take Us Left?
Bill Kidd looks beyond SNP euphoria at the Scottish Election victory and explores if the Scottish Government can start to roll out a programme for government which is a genuine alternative to what is happening in London
Looking For Its Purpose
Richard Leonard argues that if Scottish Labour is to recover from the 2011 Election defeat it must rediscover its roots as a movement and not just as a party
Grassroots Aren’t Green
Peter McColl dissects the Scottish Green Party election campaign and finds a party with confused messages and not enough will to fight for votes on the ground
How To Win
Robin McAlpine argues that the post-election period in Scotland signals a number of opportunities for the Scottish left but that it needs to do things differently to grasp them
Procuring A Better Economy
Stephen Boyd puts forward an agenda which shows that the Scottish Government is not powerless in transforming the nature of the Scottish industry base – it just needs to use its power of procurement imaginatively.