Will Victory Take Us Left?
Bill Kidd looks beyond SNP euphoria at the Scottish Election victory and explores if the Scottish Government can start to roll out a programme for government which is a genuine alternative to what is happening in London
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Looking For Its Purpose
Richard Leonard argues that if Scottish Labour is to recover from the 2011 Election defeat it must rediscover its roots as a movement and not just as a party
Grassroots Aren’t Green
Peter McColl dissects the Scottish Green Party election campaign and finds a party with confused messages and not enough will to fight for votes on the ground
How To Win
Robin McAlpine argues that the post-election period in Scotland signals a number of opportunities for the Scottish left but that it needs to do things differently to grasp them
Procuring A Better Economy
Stephen Boyd puts forward an agenda which shows that the Scottish Government is not powerless in transforming the nature of the Scottish industry base – it just needs to use its power of procurement imaginatively.
The Female Recession
As the first part of the recession in the private sector hit men harder, the second part in the public sector is affecting women most. This has big policy implications, argue Ailsa McKay and Jim Campbell
Success Through Fairness
Pat Rafferty argues that the best way to promote both economic growth and social justice is to devise a Scottish solution to workplace democracy
Screen Presence/ Screen Absence
Elaine C. Smith makes passionate plea for why a Scottish digital TV channel is essential both to give Scotland a window on itself and to build and sustain a television industry of our own
I65 Web Review
Web Review for July/August 2011
Kick Up The Tabloids
Satire for June 2011