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News, Campaigns & Events

Help welcome Palestinians to Edinburgh's Fringe
Democratic Left Scotland is pleased to help publicise Welcome to the Fringe: Palestine. It is an initiative to bring Palestinian Artists...
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End this injustice!
We all know that health and care services in Scotland and across the (dis)UK depend on the crucial efforts of workers who have come from...
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Time for a Jubilee
Erik Cramb draws a most progressive message from the Old Testament book of Leviticus In his farewell speech to the American nation the...
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Perspectives & Views


Assisted Dying - The Dundee Debate
On Thursday 5th December 2024 a discussion on assisted dying was held in the University of Dundee. The event was promoted by Dundee...
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Fatal entanglements: the climate crisis and inequality
Cathie Lloyd argues that the capture of COP29 by fossil fuel mega capitalism is a warning sign of the intensification of manoeuvrings...
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COP29 was a failure
COP29 in Azerbaijan delivered disappointing results, with rich countries failing to meet the urgent financial needs of the Global South....
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Reviews and Reflections

The bogus election - and the 'Peoples' Parliament'
Our 'reflections' series continues: here, retired minister Erik Cramb recalls a remarkable episode in the politics of Jamaica, where he...
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A change from prattling politics?
Niall Christie assesses a new book which seeks to offer helpful and progressive suggestions to the UK government ( Britain Needs Change:...
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The bricklayer spy from Possilpark
Anni Donaldson has written a piece for The Glasgow Wrap sharing the remarkable story of when her father, as a young bricklayer from...
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