A few thoughts on the idea of a new political party of the Left and the state of  Scottish and British politics in light of discussions over the past few days. First, the need for a Left socialist ...

Having previously noted the Scotsman’s enthusiasm for greenwashing, astroturfing and new nuclear [Who are Britain Remade? – ...

A renowned Scottish film critic has claimed that the Edinburgh Film Festival is ‘created in London and shipped up to ...

The health and vibrancy of the Scottish cultural landscape was once acclaimed across public life. Not so long ago many folk ...

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If you can be proscribed as a terrorist organisation for vandalism and breaking and entering then the UK is in a very dangerous place indeed, one where categories of behaviour, and real threat and ...

We know from the Spycops Scandal that this has a deep history. We now know that a body called the SPL (Subversion in Public Life) was established in the 1980s comprising senior civil servants, MI5 and ...

“We have read the ‘Riot Act’ to the Parliamentary Labour Party now. We have done our homework and the whole community is on our side: if you vote for these cuts, if you continue your betrayal of us; ...

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Nuclear sharing of this nature is outlawed by the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT)* which the UK has signed, declared it is committed to, and regularly restates its commitment to. The UK was one ...

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