Maggie Chapman says a democratic transformation must underlie economic and social transformation. This article was written before the announcement of the general election for Thursday 12 December but anticipated that one would be called. Our politics is in crisis. It is utterly broken. The farce that is Westminster cannot be taken seriously. That the British […]
Kenny MacAskill argues for a form of left cooperation and consensus as the new way forward. This article was written before the announcement of the general election for Thursday 12 December but anticipated that one would be called. Hatred between Labour and SNP has been visceral for generations, long predating the independence referendum. Ostensibly the […]
Lynn Henderson says that out of crisis comes opportunity 200 years on from Peterloo. This article was written before the announcement of the general election for Thursday 12 December but anticipated that one would be called. You don’t have to look far to see the Westminster political system is in crisis. Brexit has polarised our […]
Though a little late in the day, Gregor Gall suggests a way out of the ‘leave’/’remain’ stasis for the left. This article was written before the announcement of the general election for Thursday 12 December but anticipated that one would be called. For anyone on the left to have urged a vote for ‘leave’ in […]
George Kerevan says the British ruling class is experiencing an extended crisis best epitomised by Brexit When Boris Johnson’s political obituary is finally written, you can bet it will contain the infamous quote which said: ‘F*ck business’. But how could a senior bourgeois politician, vying for the leadership of the world’s oldest ruling class political […]
Peter Lynch dissects the new cabinet of BoJo after the night of the long knives It’s hard to know where to start with the Johnson cabinet. Its ideological contours and intentions are very clear in the short term in relation to Brexit, crime and immigration. But, we’re not only unsure how long this government will […]
Chris Stephens surveys the shifting political terrain the coming period Making predictions on what is going to happen in our politics is always difficult. However, once again Scottish Left Review has asked me to pick up the mantle and peer into the immediate future and what the prospects are for Boris Johnson and a ‘no […]
Stephen Low argues Labour’s guns are ready and loaded to shoot Boris and the Tories given the chance A Labour Government led by Jeremy Corbyn Government in the near-ish future is a real prospect. You don’t need to take my word for it. If the spectre of Corbynism wasn’t haunting Westminster, the establishment wouldn’t – […]
Leanne Wood says it’s time for Wales to go its own Welsh way to social justice We live in a time of rapid polarisation and political division. The President of the United States is free to support far-right and neo-Nazi groups while the American left brings an alternative politics to the forefront, even using the […]
Gerry Carroll argues a Tory Brexit will spell a disaster for working people The seemingly never-ending saga of Brexit appears to be entering the crunch stage, as the October 31 deadline for exiting approaches. In Ireland, people are continually shocked at the arrogance, incompetence and ignorance shown by a Tory party intent on forcing through […]