Collapsonomics and the Indy Referendum

By Douglas Strang Things fall apart. Willing or no, Greece will exit the Euro. With perhaps Portugal next, and then Spain, and then… Christine Lagarde of the IMF tells us Continue reading →

Gotcha!

David Cameron told MPs three months ago: “I’m responsible for the decisions I take, the people I employ, the government I run. The buck stops right here, and I take Continue reading →

JACK**** Republican Party

As the trickle of Unionist propaganda turns into a Union Jacktastic torrent – take refuge in Edinburgh’s (Scotland’s!) finest book shop…with Ewan McVicar, Lorna Waite and pals… Word Power Books Continue reading →

A Winning Strategy for Independence?

Contrary to neoliberal wisdom, another Scotland is possible.

Leaving the Castle

We’ve lived in a weird state for so long we’ve forgotten what normality is…

The Yes Men

By Lesley Riddoch The Yes Campaign launch in Edinburgh was a strangely nervy affair. Queuing for Cinema 7 in the unlovely Cineworld complex started an hour before “curtains up” – Continue reading →

Scotland has a Chance

By Adam Ramsay As I write, I am storming across Middle England: sitting on the early morning coach from London to Oxford. Any minute now, Guildford will fly by. With Continue reading →

Fairness and equality? Only with Independence…

By Peter McColl I’ve been asked a lot about what my position on independence is. It’s not an issue I find particularly easy. I grew up in Belfast where constitutional Continue reading →

How We Won

By Robin McAlpine Here’s how we won. For me, it started for real way back in May 2011. I had been planning to get to bed reasonably early because the Continue reading →

State of Inter Independence: A Vision for Scottish Self-Determination

By Gerry Hassan Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in the future And time future contained in the past. T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1936) This week the Continue reading →

Say Yes to Northern Lights

By Nick Higgins So it’s all about to kick off. The big Yes campaign that no matter what will take its place in the history books as a fascinating chapter Continue reading →

Who Owns Oil?

This article is relevant for anyone thinking about the longer-term issues about energy and Scotland. By Carmelos Ruiz-Marrero Repsol, a multinational based in Spain, has brought a class action lawsuit Continue reading →

Bambi Saves the Union

By Mike Small Tony Blair’s considerable political skills have been put to great use since he resigned as Prime Minister. Since then he’s been busy bringing peace to the Middle Continue reading →

Disloyal Subjects

All proceeds to Scottish Left Review. Monday 4 June 2012. Doors 19.30, tickets £10. With Susan Disloyal SubjectsMorrison, Vladimir McTavish and Bruce Morton together with music from The McClusky Brothers Continue reading →

The Power of Networks

Rebel Cities

“David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals.” – Naomi Klein Ewan Mcdonald reviews David Harvey’s new book ‘Rebel Cities: From the Continue reading →

60 Years

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The Framing of al-Megrahi

By Gareth Peirce It is, of course, now all about oil. Only a simpleton could believe that Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted of responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing, was not recently Continue reading →

On the Edge

An exceptional work of analysis and vision from one of the most astute observers of the present worldwide revolt. Jerome E. Roos is the founder of ROARmag.org (Reflections on a Continue reading →

The Ecological Imperative: Stuck between a Green and a Black Place

By Ross Croall The pro-independence ‘green’ camp has an unenviable task ahead of it.  In trying to convince the electorate that independence can be a positive thing for Scotland, it’s Continue reading →

Our Demands are Simple!

Comrades! In the Eurozone and beyond, capitalist crisis deepens.  From Greece to Govan the ruling class is imposing brutal austerity.  From Mount Olympus to Mount Florida, titanic class confrontations loom.  Continue reading →

Serco in Scotland

By Johnny Gailey On Friday 4th May at teatime, whilst the Scottish media’s eyes were firmly fixed on the local election counts being totted across the country, the Scottish Government Continue reading →

The Future’s Bright

What does a vote for Labour in Scotland mean today? A little over a week has passed since the council election results were announced, and Labour have already reversed policy to support Continue reading →

Irvine Welsh on Scottish Independence

6 min clip of Irvine Welsh v Tristram Hunt with Jeremy Paxman in the chair.  (From BBC Newsnight on 20th Apr 2012)

A Dysfunctional Union

By Andrew Anderson Gordon Brown was the last Scottish Prime Minister of the UK. Ever. Even if we do not win independence in 2014 there will never be another Scottish Continue reading →

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Does the Butcher’s Apron do your head in? Are you already tired of the tat? Are your eyes wearied by Jubilee propaganda? Bored of Team GB? With the onslaught of Continue reading →

Pongoo Politics

After Professor Pongoo won more first preference votes than the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate in Pentland Hills (Edinburgh City Council) wards we approached him to write exclusively for Bella. Pongoo Continue reading →

Let Them Vote

By Daniel Paris After her famous Hamilton by-election victory, Winnie Ewing used her maiden speech to Parliament to argue that the voting age should be lowered to 16. At the Continue reading →

The Edge of Empire

This Saturday Christopher Harvie (‘A Floating Commonwealth‘) and Michael Gardiner are at Word Power Books, Edinburgh. This is an extract from Michael’s ‘At the Edge of Empire’: According to some Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal on The Economics of Scottish Independence

We’re not in the habit of reprinting articles from the Wall Street Journal but we’ll make an exception for this one.  The article below was published on 3rd May by Continue reading →