Scottish Independence must be about breaking from flawed economics
Scotland and UK flags, by The Laird of Oldham (jza84) on Flickr The lack of opposition to Conservative Mark Garnier’s suggestion that Scotland should become a “financial services hub" has…
Self-care in the age of Brexit
Many of us have been deeply impacted by the events surrounding this referendum. Politics has taken a grim turn, and we are now in a very toxic environment. David Cameron…
Judgemental and condescending: how Remain failed the working class
Yes to Europe rally at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday 21 June 2016. Image credit: Garry Knight, During the EU referendum and in its aftermath, I have noticed a huge…
To solve climate change, we have to learn to speak to our political opponents
The impacts of climate change. Image credit: Simon Wilches Castro Two weeks ago a brutal murder was carried out on a Labour MP, Jo Cox, as she finished up her…
Frances’ story: living in the shadow of a benefits tribunal
Iain Duncan Smith. Photo by the Cabinet Office A few Fridays ago, on the day that Iain Duncan Smith resigned, I got up early and caught the train to Cambridge,…
NUS: poison or panacea to the student movement?
Photo: National Union of Students Watching the setting sun cast an orange glow across the English Channel from the Brighton seafront, your eyes are instantly drawn to the rusting remains…
We’re in danger of forgetting the true cause of unemployment
Protest at Leith Job Centre, July 2013. Image: Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Just how do they get away with it? “Towards full employment” was a slogan the Tories were using…
Green students set sights on the NUS
Education is in troubled times. From tuition fees being trebled and student support being cut, to loans and EMA being scrapped and ruthless marketisation ravishing academic rigour, students are bearing…
Podcast: Sarah Beattie-Smith and Adam Ramsay talk tax
Sarah Beattie-Smith, lead candidate for the Scottish Greens in the South of Scotland, and journalist Adam Ramsay discuss tax in the Scottish Parliament campaign and how green proposals fare up…
The Scottish Greens’ 60p rate and taking inequality seriously
Image: The Scottish Greens have launched their tax proposals today, radically reforming both income tax and local government taxation. The proposals are detailed, and worth looking at in detail –…