Issue 67: The Independence Issue
We explore the independence and the left, with positive cases for and against and analysis of whether the left is divided
Issue 67
Time for Scotland to Spread its Wings - The Independence Issue
Oct - Nov 2011
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Perhaps only a couple of years away from an indepedence referendum, what will the left do? And what should it do?
The Zombie Empire
Tom Nairn takes on Jeremy Paxman’s analysis of the state of British identity in the post-empire era and finds a nationalism that no longer seems to know if it is alive or dead.
Socialism in Democracy
We asked a supporter of independence to outline a positive, left case for that position (using almost exactly the same wording as asked of the union supporter). Stephen Maxwell responds.
Only Political Change Will Do
We asked a supporter of the union to outline a positive, left case for that position (using almost exactly the same wording as asked of the indepence supporter). Neil Findlay and Tommy Kane respond.
Independence and the Left
Clancy McMahon explores the generally-accepted view that the left is split on the subject of independence. While he finds clear differences of opinion, the left may not be quite as divided as many assume.
Incredible Liteness
Isobel Lindsay looks at the possibility that a middle way option on the constitution could be presented – but argues that it simply leaves power and momentum in the wrong hands
The Emerging Nation of England
Michael Gardiner looks at how England as a nation is being influenced and changed by the wider political and constitutional debates in the UK – and finds it populated by people who don’t live there...
Work is Killing Us
Andrew Watterson, Tommy Gorman and Jim McCourt look at the current political and ideological assault on health and safety at work and call for a fight-back against deregulation
Do. Not. Assume.
Despite what we see on CSI, DNA is not a foolproof tool for catching criminals and is open to abuse. So why, asks Bill Wilson, is there so little debate about a Europe-wide database?
Marx and the Nation
It is fashionable for people to say ‘Marx was right’ without fully understanding why. Andy Anderson argues that if we follow through the logic it is the nation – and for us Scotland – which has the ability to reform the system.
A New Job
In a short story, Tony Beekman imagines a future in which the response to the financial crash is not simply ever-more redistribution from the poor to the rich, but a radical change in society...
Campbell Christie: 1937 – 2011
A tribute to the late Campbell Christie
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