Salvador Allende’s inaugural speech as the President of Chile pulsed with pride, not in his own success, but in the achievement of the parties and movements of the Chilean Left. Young and old, women and men, urban and rural had acted in concert to bring socialism to power.
Any hope of providing an equitable future for young people of colour in Scotland depends on understanding the education system's capitalist genesis and racist design, writes Rohit Rao.
The neglect of our colleges sends a clear message to working class students. That is why they are joining the fight for the future of further education, writes Sher Khalid-Ali.
The UK Government’s ‘Illegal Migration Bill’ will make a wretched situation for asylum-seeking children far worse, writes Francesca Sella.
Cradle Community, Brick by Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons (Hajar Press, 2023 (2nd edition)). Reviewed by Beth Ansell.
Sorley Complain finds something sinister behind the cheery faces of BBC Scotland’s policing comedy.
Scotland’s inability to manage infrastructure requires us to move beyond blame games and towards structural solutions, write Peter McColl and Gilbert Ramsay.
A Fossil Free Pride organiser explores the implications of LGBTQ+ Prides in Scotland being sponsored by companies deeply implicated in the climate crisis.
Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History (Pluto Press, 2023) is a combination of 200 interviews, secondary research, oral herstory* and many stories derived through activism. Its author Dan Glass shares what he realised through its creation.
Jen Bell considers the central lesson of Weimer Germany’s queer scene: we have nothing to gain from the old order, so let us lead you into the new world.