scottish independence
Scottish PoliticsRory Scothornescottish labour, labour, labour party, labourism, british state, crisis, corbynism, corbyn, jeremy corbyn, better together, indyref, independence, scottish independence, richard leonard

On Scottish Labour's IndyRef Trauma

Only days after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he “wasn’t ruling out” consenting to a second Scottish independence referendum, Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard seemed to signal this weekend it’s completely off the table if the party gets into power. But Rory Scothorne, writer and activist with Labour Campaign for Socialism, says Scottish Labour is ultimately still traumatised by the independence referendum and won’t be able to get over it until it develops a plan to transform the structures of the British state…

Scottish PoliticsRory Scothornescottish labour, labour, labour party, labourism, british state, crisis, corbynism, corbyn, jeremy corbyn, better together, indyref, independence, scottish independence, richard leonard
On Scottish Labour's IndyRef Trauma
Scottish PoliticsAllan Armstrongindependence, scottish independence, radical independence, ric, yes movement, snp, jeremy corbyn, nicola sturgeon, alex salmond, all under one banner, grassroots, activism

The Yes Movement & The Left

A number of crises and disagreements have left many pro-independence socialists and activists feeling alienated from the wider Yes movement in recent months. But while many hesitate to wave saltires at nationalist-led rallies, Allan Armstrong argues the left needs to put aside reservations and engage with the All Under One Banner demonstrators. In this long read, he charts the winding fortunes of the Yes movement, the circumstances in which it has been maintained and evaluates how we reached this point...

Scottish PoliticsAllan Armstrongindependence, scottish independence, radical independence, ric, yes movement, snp, jeremy corbyn, nicola sturgeon, alex salmond, all under one banner, grassroots, activism
The Yes Movement & The Left
Scottish PoliticsTejas Mukerjisnp, pete wishart, scotland, scottish politics, independence, scottish independence, rural scotland, urban scotland, class, class politics, conservatives

On Class, Geography & 'One Scotland'

The SNP's rallying cry of 'Stronger for Scotland' has until recently carried the party from one success to the next. In a recent piece, Perthshire North MP Pete Wishart argues “we have to get to a One Scotland approach”. SNP member and founder of left wing pressure group Neutral Scotland Tejas Mukerji asks the question: which Scotland?

Scottish PoliticsTejas Mukerjisnp, pete wishart, scotland, scottish politics, independence, scottish independence, rural scotland, urban scotland, class, class politics, conservatives
On Class, Geography & 'One Scotland'