The social base of the old Tory Party has disappeared as surely as that of Labour, argues ANDREW MURRAY – today’s right are the debased offspring of a capitalism that speculates without investing and profits without producing
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The art of activism post-pandemic
JAMIE CALDWELL explains how Unite Community is using creative skills developed during lockdown for future organising
Cartoonist Bob Starrett with Jamie Caldwell
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SEVIM DAGDELEN says European Nato states are escalating ever closer to direct conflict with a nuclear power, and sacrificing welfare states built up over a century to finance it
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
THINK back to the agenda of events pre-pandemic with video calls that didn’t happen or gave up the ghost after 30 minutes of connection and reconnection headaches.
Now it’s hard to remember the fears of April 2020 and the challenges it presented to the movement of organising collectively when everyone is in isolation.
For me, I was challenged to consider how we organise communities across Scotland from our kitchens against the backdrop of the pandemic.
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