Issue 91
Jan – Feb 2016
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What happens on 5th May 2016 could prompt major changes in society. So we asked members of the progressive parties and organs of civil society what they’d like to see in the party manifestos. But we also know the election will not be the final matter. Hence, other articles cover wider politics in Britain, Europe and elsewhere.
The campaigns and manifestos of progressive parties must focus upon more than just stopping things getting worse.
Chris Stephens says Scottish Labour has the chance to shed its skin
Drew Smith says the SNP must drop the slogans and insert substance
Green left activist, Anni Pues, offers positive suggestions to RISE
Cat Boyd offers positive advice to the left of the Scottish Greens
Sandra Mills outlines the policy positions of Women for Independence
Vonnie Sandlan says parties must address the crisis affecting students
Comment on Nicola Sturgeon's lecture on ‘Workers’ rights are human rights’
John McAllion foresees more stormy waters ahead
Stephen Smellie sees the foundation for future requiring hard work
Bill Bonnar argues you can’t bomb your way to peace and stability
Mike Danson reveals the spurious employment claims on replacing Trident
Eurig Scandrett & Matthew Crighton say we must remain defiant and active
John Daly argues for philosophical inquiry is necessary for a decent, fulfilling society
Niall McCluskey says there much do to after Gormley took up his post on 6th January
Current negotiations, Jim Cuthbert argues, represent a clear and present danger
Mary Senior highlights the regressive forces opposing change in university governance
Tommy Sheppard reflects on his new job so far
Joy Dunn exposes the madness of HMRC cuts
Francisco Dominguez argues the right can be pushed back but it requires huge effort
Azeez Abiola Oyedele shows there little substance to the claims
We’ve carried some poems before and readers sent us this crop so we are glad to print them
Nostalgia, irony and why people in Edinburgh were heard to complain that they could not get to Dundee!