Centrist and right wing commentators have feverishly debated the merits of erecting a statue of Margaret Thatcher at Westminster in the past few weeks. Writer and Greens activist Brian Finlay offers his emphatic repudiation: why would we erect a monument to Thatcher when we're living through one?

In a follow on from our week of Brexit pieces, we look more concretely at the Tories' plans for a 'Global Britain' Brexit. Why is this so damaging and what concrete steps can we take to challenge it? Liz Murray of Global Justice Now explains...

In the first of our regular long reads, editorial board members James Foley and David Jamieson provide an in depth overview of Scotland's political culture in 2017 and analyse the best route forward for socialists. Has the constitutional debate provided fertile terrain or does the Scottish left have deeper systemic issues? Putting things into context, Foley and Jamieson break down the party political state of play. Part One looks at Ruth Davidson's spirited defence of free market ideology and Nicola Sturgeon's insistent adherence to third way economics...