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News, Campaigns & Events


An independent, European future for our country??
Reform's worrying successes in English elections last week have re-energised supporters of the cause of Scottish independence within...
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May 1st 2025 - reflection and actionÂ
Stuart Fairweather takes up the opportunity which May the first offers to reflect ... There's dissatisfaction with Starmer, ‘disbelief'...
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A Scottish left prospect?
Members, supporters and friends of Democratic Left Scotland will find much of interest in the latest issue of Scottish Left Review ...
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Perspectives & Views


Vietnam's ongoing significance
In our latest discussion article, Paddy Farrington underlines the enduring significance of Vietnam's national liberation movement. 50...
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A letter to my younger Labour Party self
Erik Cramb is dismayed by the UK government’s cruel cuts to disability benefits.  It has become fashionable recently for people in the...
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Hope in Germany?
The results of last week's general election in Germany confirmed the momentum and energy of the populist right: Merz's Conservatives (...
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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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