George Kerevan says a grassroots revolt is needed to make the SNP stand by what it says it is for Some on the left define the SNP as a ‘bourgeois nationalist’ party. If so, the Scottish working class has suffered one of the gravest defeats in its history. The latest polls show support for the […]
Jim Sillars thinks through the stages and issues in the struggle for independence I start by not apologising for being pedantic. We have to plan to get an overwhelming majority in Holyrood to get a referendum on independence, and plan for the fact that even when we win it, we don’t get independence next day, […]
Kenny MacAskill argues all is not well in the house of the SNP if it is to lay the foundations for independence Trenchant debate’s normal in politics. Parties and movements are broad churches with passionate beliefs and critical issues adding to the mix. The SNP’s iron discipline over recent years was in many ways an […]
Chris Sutherland analyses the lasts contours of the one of the most successful political campaign of recent years Has reporter John Ware’s BBC Panorama programme, ‘Is Labour Anti-Semitic’ (broadcast 10 July 2019), effectively triggered a split and possible purge of the Labour left? Keir Starmer’s decision not to contest a High Court action by seven […]
Stella Rooney explains her changing perspective on her campaigning priorities In 2014, I was inspired to take political action for the first time. Aged fifteen, I was full of hope about what the future could look like and what role young people like myself could have in shaping it. To myself and many other young […]
Tommy Kane argues Labour can resolve its constitutional carry-on to allow its radical politics to shine through Nicola Sturgeon is right. Next year’s Scottish Parliamentary elections are as important as any election Scotland has faced. For many, the election will be about another referendum and independence. For others, like me, the election offers a chance […]
Abbie Archer makes the case for a radical decentralisation of decision-making to stimulate popular participation Every couple of years, people gather in a variety of places to vote for who will represent them in government. This is, for the vast majority of people, their closest interaction with the public decision-making bodies that rule their lives. […]
Casting a critical eye over the radical left in Scotland, Konrad Rękas ask why they are not more welcoming to migrants Since I first came to Scotland six years ago, I have tried to find answers for two questions which hit me in local politics. First, why native Scots – despite of all their enormous […]
Graham Campbell charts the success of recent anti-racism but says there is still a long way to go I have spoken on TV and radio about statues many times since the death of George Floyd. I have been actively supporting efforts to bring together all the main Black Lives Matter (BLM) organisers of protests and […]
I Am Not Your Negro (2016), Director: Raoul Peck Reviewed by Jackie Bergson Documentary director, Raoul Peck, strikes a supremely eloquent political and cultural chord with I Am Not Your Negro. Based upon James Baldwin’s book, Remember This House, this award-winning film is deeply enriching. Featuring extracts from the author’s interviews, oratories and lectures, his […]