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Compromising unity (never)

September 6, 2020 by James Mitchell 6 Comments

‘There was a day when anyone associated with the Duke of Buccleuch would have been anathema to the SNP but in its desperation not to frighten the horses, the current SNP leadership is willing to abandon what its membership in its heart knows is required. The SNP is simply letting a good crisis go to waste.’

Covid19 and the future of capitalism

April 5, 2020 by Albena Azmanova Leave a Comment

‘In due course, through triumph or tragedy, the coronavirus pandemic will subside. Is a return to pre-crisis capitalism possible? Perhaps. But would it be worth it?’ asks a writer who experienced the collapse of communism in her native Bulgaria

The only lesson worth learning: FPTP must go

December 18, 2019 by David McAllister 3 Comments

‘Centrist or socialist, whoever leads the Labour party next—or indeed the Liberal Democrats—must put electoral reform back on the agenda.’

Limits of the nationalist left

October 14, 2019 by Jon Bloomfield Leave a Comment

The left remains in the doldrums across Europe. There is the odd spark of light, as in Portugal, and the occasional flicker of hope, with the temporary rebuff to Matteo Salvini in Italy or the electoral gains last time out for the PSOE in Spain. But overall the European left remains on the back foot. Moreover, it […]

‘Children of the Devolution’: really?

July 8, 2019 by Gerry Hassan Leave a Comment

‘What is missing is any dynamic between insider and outsider Scotland, or an understanding that politics is about power, contested ideas and different social constituencies.’

Disaster for UK – and Labour

June 5, 2019 by Danny Murphy 2 Comments

‘Red and green must join if we are to bring the younger generation with us towards a vision of a more co-operative, collaborative, sustainable future’
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Labour’s Brexit abyss

January 6, 2019 by Sceptical Scot Editors Leave a Comment

A small ship, hopelessly at sea

What is far from clear is what Corbyn really thinks and wants other than some form of “socialism in one country” outside the current EU or inside a “reformed” EU.

Labour’s Brexit trilemma: the least bad outcome?

December 20, 2018 by Laurie Macfarlane Leave a Comment

‘with the political calculus in parliament balanced on a knife-edge, the decisions taken by the Labour Party leadership over the coming weeks could have huge repercussions for the party, and for the country.’ Pt 1 of a new analysis

A vote revisited

November 19, 2018 by David McAllister 3 Comments

‘The status quo that brought us to Brexit will not get us out of it. While that time has gone, it is clear a new way of talking about the future was sorely needed anyway, even more so two years on. Meanwhile we are presented with an opportunity: in the breaking down of established common sense comes an opportunity to recreate and redefine.’

Economic justice requires a democratic revolution

October 25, 2018 by Adam Ramsay 1 Comment

‘If a future UK – or its consciously uncoupled constituent countries – is to transform itself into a democracy, then it’s imperative that the rules of that state are written not by the politicians of any one party, but through a process which itself is seen as legitimate, democratic, and plural.’

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