Editorial: Preparing to Fight for Peace
Who today is willing to fight for that dream of peace, equality, and a nation that helps produce a far, far better world?
Issue 143
The Prospect is War
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
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The Conditions for a Worker-Led Arms Boycott
A union representative in one of Scotland’s arms factories sets out a feasible strategy for effective solidarity with Palestine.
Why Labour Should Stop Supporting Nuclear Power
Labour should scrap nuclear power on the grounds of cost, safety, environmental priorities, national security and climate change, write Gordon Morgan and Bill Ramsay.
The Fight to Keep Grangemouth Working
There is no coherent industrial policy for Scotland, and the fate of Grangemouth workers is its consequence, writes Derek Thomson, Scottish Secretary of Unite the Union.
Our Environmental Rights are Under Threat
The SNP is abandoning the human rights agenda, along with its commitment to the legal right to a healthy environment, explains Benjamin Brown.
What Labour’s Budget Means for Women
Beyond the higher-spending headlines, the UK Budget will do little to address deepening inequality, finds Sara Cowan.
Why I Am So Angry
Donald Trump's election is devastating news for women in Scotland and around the world, writes Lara Henderson.
The Many Lives of Jennie Lee
Les Huckfield pays tribute to the meticulous research and universalist message behind ‘Tomorrow is a New Day’ that brought the audience to its feet.
The First Voice of the Open University
The Open University was one of Jennie Lee’s crowning achievements and a triumph of her will to advance equality, writes Warren Greig.
A Left Look at the National Galleries
Paul Brown probes some controversies regarding the Scottish National Galleries and access to the visual arts in Scotland.
How to Face Never-Ending Defeat
When the world is turning darker, it is not more optimism we need, but courage and compassion, writes Quan Nguyen.
The Optical Machine
James Barrowman reviews Red Threads by Henry Bell (Pluto, 2024).
Unfurl the Red Flag of Defiance
Henry Bell follows the threads of the history of the red flag in Scotland.
Marxist History in the Making
Jim Whiston reports on the recent launch in Govan of What History is For: Essays in honour of Professor John Foster (Manifesto Press, 2024).
A Great Wee Resource
Ahmed al-Tahrawi reviews The Solidarity Economy: A Visual Guide (Dog Section Press, 2024, £8).
When the Racket Gets Its Way
Phil Chetwynd reviews The Racket by Matt Kennard (Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2024).
Beneath the Surface in Khartoum
The struggle in Sudan for control of the regime is causing unimaginable suffering and death. Bill Bonnar surveys its history and the potential for freedom and change.
The Unravelling ‘Rules-Based International Order’
In the wake of the ICC ruling against Israeli war criminals, Donny Gluckstein considers why those who wrote the rules look ready to rip up the rule-book.
Barricade Apprentices
Policleto Ramires describes how armed and organised resistance against a colonising power can spark rebellion right across the world.