Editorial: Scotland’s Promise to Palestine
Through solidarity with Palestine, Scotland has set itself apart from many western nations and states, and distanced itself from Britain’s rulers.
Issue 137
Steadfast with Palestine
Dec — Jan 2023-24
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Sumud: The Quiet Resistance
Jack Murray writes about the ongoing oppression of Palestinians in the West Bank and how recent events have seen a rise in Israeli brutality in the Masafer Yatta area.
Craigmillar Stands with Gaza
Derek Durkin shares how communities of north Edinburgh are organising in solidarity with Palestine.
Let the Pictures Tell the Story
Phil Chetwynd introduces the Scottish-Palestinian network that created the exhibition 'We Stand With Gaza'.
Harvest Time in Palestine
Buying Palestinian is an act of solidarity with farmers living under occupation and oppression, writes Cathi Pawson.
A Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
Without better workforce planning and expanded funding the prognosis for our NHS is dire, writes Wilma Brown.
The Sickness of Austerity
Gerry McCartney explores why health improved in the past and isn’t improving now.
Creativity in a Children’s Hospital
Art and play in paediatric healthcare brings magic and wonder to worrying places, writes Rosalind Sanderson.
Hard to Feel Hopeful
CAMHS services are on a downward curve and new ‘throughput’ policies will make life harder still for young people in difficulty, writes David Jenkinson.
Highland Healthcare Before the NHS
On the 110th anniversary of the Highlands and Islands Medical Service, Feargus Murray explores its history and legacy.
Is the Jury Out?
Anna Murray reviews the debate about juryless trials that is torn between the the right to a fair trial, and the responsibility to protect survivors.
Polluters Must Pay
Ending the era of ecocide is essential if we are serious about climate and social justice, argues Monica Lennon.
Humza Yousaf’s Social Priorities
Developing the wellbeing economy that the First Minister described in his Jimmy Reid Lecture will require government to rethink its economic priorities and activities, writes Charis Scott.
The Borders of Ourselves
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Penguin, 2023) explores the dark corners of our political era and seeks hope only in the possibility for collective action, finds Jack Ferguson.
A Coup that Shook the World
Enas Magzoub reviews Aye Venceremos! Scotland and Solidarity with Chile in the 1970s - and Why It Still Matters Today, by Colin Turbett (Calton Books, 2023).
Dreamer of Tomorrow
In a nation beset by extraction and drought, the poetry of Munir Niazi yearns for justice not escape, writes Ali Shehzad Zaidi.