Poems from Mathew Knights and Dr David McKinstry. Based in Arbroath, Matthew Knights is a writer and creative writing tutor (www.matthewknights.co.uk) and Artistic Director at the Knights Theatre Company (www.knightstheatre.co.uk) Jennie Lee Straight-faced woman With a magnificent heart The type to bear arms In other ages and places In this Where she found herself instead […]
Kate Hudson lays out a blueprint for bringing about harmony and reconciliation. A negotiated settlement is the only way to bring about an end to the Ukraine war. Neither the Russian nor NATO-backed Ukrainian forces can be simply defeated militarily because of the scale of the forces and weaponry available and the seeming willingness of […]
Alison Mitchell explains why UNISON has dedicated 2022 to be to a 365-day disability campaigning agenda. The union’s strength lies in its recognition of the value and unique experiences disabled people bring to the workplace and to our union. UNISON recognises that people are disabled by societal and environmental barriers rather than their medical condition. […]
Bryce Evans recalls a time when food poverty was not privatised and individualised as it is now. In the last twenty years, the food bank has become the staple response to food poverty in Britain. Most food banks are run by the Trussell Trust and most insist on recipients producing a written referral before receiving […]
Kevin McVey reports on a new initiative to build socialist support for independence. Scottish politics is dominated by the debate about independence. It colours all the discussions about Scotland’s future. Across the left there are many shades of opinion on how Scotland can determine its own future and what that future should look like. Socialists […]
Mick Lynch says the RMT will stand firm against gangster capitalism and to defend workers. The sacking of 800 P&O workers in March shocked and appalled the entire union movement. The callousness of the decision with no thought towards the livelihoods it would destroy or the inevitable damage it would wreak on a struggling industry […]
Louie Gibson explains the process by which he became interested and active in left-wing politics. I attribute my interest in politics to two factors. The home I grew up in, and the turbulent political period I became a teenager in. I grew up in a house in which politics was on the discussion table. My […]
Lynn Henderson argues for radical change in our electoral system to ensure radical political outcomes Twelve years of Tory rule has seen workers’ wages stagnate, their basic employment protections ripped up and they now face a crippling cost-of-living crisis that is plunging families into poverty. The need for a progressive government that stands up for […]
Carole Ewart reports on the campaign to prevent the rich and powerful remaining unaccountable Curiosity in – and scrutiny of – supply chains has resulted in exposures of and improvements to the food industry, clothing manufacture, PPE production and a host of other issues. The news and information supply chain also deserve rigorous scrutiny because […]
Dr David McKinstry Teaches History at Holyrood Secondary in Glasgow. The 70s A more naïve and innocent time Where no one scratched the head, Whilst Eric and Ernie Were sharing a double bed. The miners were still underground Whilst the Wombles were overground And wombling free, Virginia won Wimbledon In the silver jubilee. The only […]