Beyond Tribal Politics
Independent journalism and commentary on politics, society, culture, climate and Scotland’s future.
Stress fractures in the Nordic model
When the Social Democrat leaders in the Nordic region gathered last November just outside Oslo, the mood might have been expected to…
Why centre parties have lost their way
In electoral democracies generally, the traction and attraction of the main parties of the centre-left and centre-right have diminished so much that…
Latvia: no template for Scotland
It’s a commonplace of Scottish political discourse to compare our nation of 5.2m to independent near-neighbours such as the Nordics – Denmark,…
Does classic British social democracy have a future?
Back to The Future of Socialism, by the Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Peter Hain is a bold effort to reimagine…