A radical new mural in the Calton in Glasgow is a striking tribute to working class culture and a concrete medium for raising awareness about centuries of struggle in the city. Artist Mack Colours and organiser Claire Peden speak to the editor about its story and significance. What is featured in the mural as an […]
On March 30th, Feed the Weans, championed by Unite for a Workers’ Economy and Together Against Debt won its campaign demand for all £300,000 of school meal debt held by Glasgow City Council and individual schools across the city to be cancelled. Organiser Lucia Harrington explains the organising theory and practice they used to serve […]
Cat Wayland reflects on the UCU Marking and Assessment Boycott from the perspective of the University of Edinburgh branch. After yet another renewed national mandate for industrial action, April 20th saw University and College Union (UCU) members embark on a Marking and Assessment Boycott (MAB) as part of the union’s Four Fights dispute with employers. […]
Thinking about transitions in tandem can help us to see autonomy and change in different ways, writes Niamh McNulty. When Westminster utilised Section 35 to overrule Holyrood on the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, I went down to Holyrood as a queer person and anarchist to hear how people had reacted. I was surprised that a […]
The SNP’s climate politics are a well-directed theatre production. Political change comes not from rhetoric but from struggle, boycott, protest and assembly, writes Calum Hodgson. Whenever we see protesters in the news – consistently interrupting FMQs, challenging the First Minister, delaying or disrupting sporting events – there is a debate about how effective their actions […]
Climate Camp Scotland organisers explain why it is preparing to challenge Scotland’s worst polluter and envision a Grangemouth beyond fossil fuels. About ten years ago, INEOS launched an all-out attack on their workforce at the Grangemouth refinery and petrochemical complex. After previous attacks on pension schemes and working conditions, INEOS’s owner Jim Ratcliffe, the UK’s […]
Six months after Sharm el Sheikh and six months from Dubai, the hard struggle continues to push governments to fund a just transition, writes Stephen Smellie. Strange to think that six months ago I was in Sharm el Sheikh at COP27, accommodated, like most other delegates, in a holiday complex with swimming pools, restaurants, beauty […]
The whisky industry is marketed with its history, but Macon St Hilaire finds its technicolour ‘archive tour’ is haunted by ghosts of the communities it left behind. The Johnnie Walker Experience opened in Edinburgh in 2021, to a media fanfare and a flurry of Instagram influencers posting picturesque views from the rooftop bar. I knew […]
When Scottish Parliament Committees dissected the principles of the National Care Service Scotland Bill, they found a dangerous agenda for marketisation and institutionalised insecurity. Stephen Low reviews their reports. What Nye Bevan didn’t do when constructing the NHS was base it on the idea that markets were the way to improve services, or the belief […]
A People’s History of the Cold War: Stories from East and West by Colin Turbett (Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2023) Colin Turbett’s new book gives us a different angle on the Cold War, focusing on the stories of the people impacted by the events of the period. This is a refreshing change from the […]