Why no Irish riots?
Donagh Brennan analyses the historical and contemporary reasons for the passive response of the Irish public to the savage public expenditure cuts
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Web review
This edition we’ve been looking at local authorities, particularly our four largest cities and at the different ways in which they allocate and manage their resources.
Kick Up The Tabloids
It’s not just the career-change that is remarkable in the politician-to-media journey, it’s also the personality transformation.
Comment
With more than ten years of the Scottish Left Review under our belts the Scottish Left Review has been around for long enough to have seen a good many elections – General, Scottish Parliament, European, local. The Scottish Left Review does not and will never advocate voting for any specific party, or indeed against voting […]
Action and reaction
Michael Keating shows that there are many possible outcomes after the General Election – and even more potential reactions
Juggling or balancing?
There may be assumptions about what a hung parliament would look like but Stephen Maxwell shows that in fact it might not be that striaghtforward
Game over, new players needed
Vince Mills argues that there is no real optimistic outcome for the left from the General Election so it is time to look to the next generation
Rebuilding collective prosperity
Dave Moxham looks at the agenda for the STUC Congress and shows that in a space between an economic collapse and the election of a new government the influence of the trade unions has never been more important
Turning the neo-liberal tide
Gary Fraser discusses how the Left can counter the attack on the Welfare State
Poisoned or shot – or not
The People’s Charter is a real alternative to current politics. Pat Sikorski argues that we can create an effective coalition for resistance.