An American from the German Democratic Republic
– dialogue with Victor Grossman, commentator on German and European politics and occasional writer in Scottish Left Review.
Issue 100
Things Start to Unravel
Jul – Aug 2017
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100th Edition
Hooray, we are celebrating our 100th Edition with post General Election comment and analysis: May's mantra of ‘strong and stable’ leadership was revealed as ‘weak and wobbly’ while Corbyn became something akin to a conquering hero . Enjoy the articles and reviews but please become a paying subscriber at the 'join us' button above.
Editorial comment: Where we are now
The Tories did as much to lose their slim parliamentary majority as Labour did to bring about the General Election Result.
The strong & unstable electorate
Malcolm Harvey surveys the wreckage, identifying the victors and the vanquished.
Warning shot given and received
Chris Stephens recounts his experience of the campaign.
Getting back in the socialist saddle
Lesley Brennan argues that Labour is now on its way back.
Many new flowers beginning to bloom
Clare Haughey sees hope emerging as a phoenix from the bonfire of political certainties.
The Corbyn connection
Lynn Henderson argues Corbyn has seized the zeitgeist and can do more.
Could the left have done better?
Helen Mcfarlane reflects on her near miss to be a left Labour MP on June 8.
SNP climbdown on indyref2
Colin Fox argues for a return to socialist struggles to lift up the fight for independence.
Independence still game changer
Carolyn Leckie argues for continued work on the cause of independence.
Our movement, our future
Maggie Chapman looks at the roots of the current political impasse.
Take Note – this is what we are about!
We reprint from the back cover of the first edition of Scottish Left Review (September/October 2000), the founding statement.
100 editions down – here’s to next 100!
Scottish Left Review interviewed its founding stalwart, Bob Thomson, on the past, present and future of the magazine.
Constituting Scotland
We reprint in full and unchanged from issue number two (Dec 2000), Tom Nairn debating Scotland's future.
Eyewitness report from Quito, Ecuador
Jennifer Bonnar & Chris Ruddy recount their travels in Ecuador, after several months teaching English in the south.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon – A French Jeremy Corbyn
Daniel Brillet explains why an old left figure has found new friends and supporters
Book Review
Sean Sheehan reviews Tariq Ali's 'The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution'.
Book Review
Jackie Bergson reviews the documentary about 'Sleaford Mods', the fifth most listened to band at Glastonbury.
Vladimir McTavish’s A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS
Vladimir McTavish on the three-day rollercoaster of emotions for millions of left-leaning Scots.