A Modest Proposal
Against the danger of rising hate, the left will always rise, writes Cailean Gallagher.
Issue 151
Glimpses of Hope
May – Jun year
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A Transition Agenda for Scotland’s Colleges
Against the drive towards defence, and the commodification of skills, we must establish what future we want for Further Education, writes Dan Holland.
A Better Plan for Bargaining in Care
After years of waiting, Scotland is close to launching sectoral bargaining in care. Peter Hunter explains why there must be no more delay.
Finland: A Cautionary Tale
Jukka Seppälä finds that Lesley Riddoch's nationalist image of Finland owes more to fantasy than facts.
Beyond the Legal Gates
Kendra Briken and Dustin Hafki reflect on community-based efforts supporting workers to overcome legal gatekeeping.
Does Scotland Expose a Crack in Reform’s Armour?
Scotland’s migrant-friendly civil society, egalitarian identity and the breadth of support for independence all provide ballast against Reform’s siege, writes Nicola Treanor.
The Roots of Women’s Fightback
Katy Highet explains how Women against the Far Right are using united front tactics to challenge racism and sexism in Scotland.
Go Proudly: 90 Years Since the Spanish Civil War
Mike Arnott pays tribute to the Scots who, ninety years ago this year, joined the greatest international democratic army the world has ever known.
How The Sumud Flotilla Made Scottish Anti-Facist History
Palestine is a site of genocide and a testing ground for oppression. We know what happens when that mould is left to spread, writes Cal Rosie.
Race, Construction and the Palestinian Working Class
Phil Chetwynd reviews Resisting Erasure - Capitalism, Imperialism, and Race in Palestine by Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox and Rafeef Ziadah
The Class Struggle in Kurdish Iran
Sohrab Rezvani analyses the changing strategic and political situation in Rojhelat in the wake of the US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic.
“For World Peace and Against Fascism”
90 years since the Left Book Club was founded, its branches are growing a new culture of self-education, writes Nik Gorecki.
The Blue Jeans Blueprint
Henry Stead reviews the National Theatre of Scotland production, Stand and Deliver: the Lee Jeans Sit-In.
As Long as it Takes
Dick Gaughan’s extraordinary sense of timing offers a lesson in freedom, writes Cailean Gallagher.
The Limits of Holyrood: An Interview with Shona Robison
In her first in-depth interview after leaving office, Shona Robison speaks to Cailean Gallagher about the SNP’s aspirations, ambitions and risk of over-commitment in the newly elected parliament.