‘Bairns, not Bombs’ was a rallying cry for many independence supporters during the 2014 referendum, but many campaigners on the left feel this is undermined by the Scottish National Party’s NATO commitments. Lewis Akers argues Sturgeon’s government has slowly but surely shifted on foreign policy but that there’s scope for activists in and out the party to bring about change…

Having come under sustained pressure over several months, Labour has officially adopted the full IHRA definition of anti-semitism despite concerns from leading pro-Palestine campaigners. Kishore Lennon assesses what impact these concession will have on the pro-Palestine movement on both sides of the border...

There has been a reinvigorated debate around Israel's right to exist, but it's unfortunately been bungled in with important debates around antisemitism. In all this, Israel's racist new Nation State Law has largely been overlooked by our national media. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign member Kishore Lennon says the law only reveals what was already clear: Israel is an apartheid state and we should be able to say so...

It's fallen off the news agenda since the right of return marches, but the need for solidarity with the Palestinian people has never been greater. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign activist Kishore Lennon reflects on the urgent need to support the oppressed Palestinian people and argues that both members and figureheads in Labour and the SNP need to be doing much more...

As Glasgow gears up for the arrival of the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) Arms Fair, anti-militarism campaigner Jay Sutherland reflects on the significance of this, Glasgow City Council's pathetic response and how activists can co-ordinate their response...

Although western left wing groups agree on the need for solidarity with Palestine, there remains a significant strain that unequivocally oppose violence or hold faith in major institutions. In light of Israel's atrocities in Gaza, Kishore Lennon argues that Scottish activists need to recognise and support Palestine's right to resist – nothing less...

In light of recent events, words like 'Zionism' are back in the mainstream discourse. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign activist Kishore Lennon says concerning developments at a grassroots level here in Scotland demonstrate that there's a long way to go...