Scotland
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Red Clydeside: Workers’ power on display
Brian McLelland Red Clydeside refers to a significant era of the labour movement in early 20th-century Scotland, centred around Glasgow…
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Cuts to services will devastate mental health provision
Lynda McEwan Psychiatrists and mental health organisations in Scotland have reacted with a mixture of disbelief and disappointment to the…
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Scotland’s housing crisis demands emergency action
Chris Sermanni, Glasgow City UNISON convener (personal capacity) There is a large scale housing crisis in Scotland. A number of…
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Tories Out – Build the socialist alternative
Editorial of the Jan/Feb issue of the Socialist – the paper of the Socialist Party Scotland The opening shots of…
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Scottish budget takes an axe to public services
Philip Stott The SNP – Scottish Green budget has delivered a devastating blow to public services in Scotland that were…
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Centenary anniversary: John Maclean – an outstanding Marxist and fighter for the working class
By Philip Stott A leader of Red Clydeside, John Maclean was an outstanding orator, a peerless educator in Marxist ideas,…
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LEZs and green taxes won’t solve the climate crisis
Matt Dobson June 2023 saw the roll-out of a Low Emission (LEZ) in Glasgow city centre. Any vehicle entering the…
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SNP conference sees another retreat over independence
The SNP conference, one of the smallest in years, is taking place in Aberdeen. Day one saw yet another retreat…
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Rutherglen and Hamilton West: The reality behind Labour’s by-election euphoria
Matt Dobson and Philip Stott The Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election was a massive vote of no confidence in the…
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After UNISON schools’ strike – reject below inflation pay deal and return to action
Jim McFarlane, Dundee City UNISON secretary, personal capacity Last week’s historic 3-day strike by over 22,000 UNISON members in Scotland…
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