Is it now time to stand tall And abandon the royal bowing and scraping? If nothing else think of the money You will be saving? The cost of sixteen royals Equals thirteen thousand nurses Without putting us in the red Hospitals we all dread But that being said, Who would you choose Prince Andrew Or […]
Gregor Gall surveys the options we can choose from and who might help to deliver it. The death of the queen and the accession of a new king have provided the best opportunity in many generations to develop and deepen the case for a republic in any and all parts of Britain. This far exceeds […]
Republic explains the facts behind the lies and statistics. UK tourism is a major part of the UK economy, worth around £127bn a year. UK residents traveling within the UK and visitors from overseas spend billions on hotel bookings, visitor attractions, restaurants, theatre tickets etc. Overseas visitors alone add £28.4bn to the British economy. There […]
Pat Rafferty says workers are winning and on the march again. The last two years have demonstrated who really matters in our society – and it’s not the rich and powerful. It’s cleaners, carers, paramedics, nurses, supermarket workers, cleansing workers, taxi and bus drivers, delivery workers, teachers and school support staff, and postal workers – […]
Mary Senior reports on the on-going battle in universities for pay and pension justice. This summer of unrest, strikes and union ballots is par for the course for the University and College Union (UCU), given our members in universities have been fighting back against punitive pension cuts, stagnating pay and inequality for some years. In […]
Katie Gallogly-Nelson lays out what a just transition must mean to the wider array of workers. While the temperature is projected to increase by only decimals of a degree, global warming’s impacts are already catastrophic and irreversible, wiping out ecosystems, communities and ways of life. While many of us in Scotland imagine these impacts to […]
Stephen Smellie argues we cannot contemplate backtracking on fighting the climate crisis. In the current cost-of-living crisis, it is to be expected that unions, and their members, will be distracted from focusing on last year’s big issue – climate change – as they struggle to negotiate pay deals that at least keep inflation in sight. […]
Stephen Low recommends that the Scottish Government rips it up and starts again. The Scottish Government has broken new ground with the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. Never in the field of parliamentary scrutiny has a piece of legislation been so panned by so many so completely. The Bill was published by Humza Yousaf, Cabinet […]
Chris Yuill says the solutions to the health inequalities that still stalk Scotland lie in economic and social change. Walk across the Wellington Suspension Bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen from Torry to Ferryhill and something worrying happens. Average life expectancy drops by about ten years for men and just under six for women. […]
Dave Watson examines a recent investigation and reprises ideas for how to improve the situation This summer, The Ferret, in conjunction with The Herald, ran a series of articles under the heading ‘Are Councils Working?’ The series identified problems across local authority areas and then highlighted some views on local government reform. The long-term impact […]