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The Scottish Parliament was opened on 1 July 1999. It represented the culmination of decades of shifting political plates, and also the opening of a long awaited new era. But has it failed to escape the fundamental realities of social relations under capitalism? For the Conter Editorial Board, Rory Scothorne provides his panorama of the devolution era landscape, and calls for a rebellion against the ‘Devocracy’ that has installed itself at Holyrood.
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…
Over the past week and a half, Scottish students have occupied (or continue to occupy) university premises in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Dundee, Stirling and Aberdeen - all to show solidarity with striking staff in their pensions dispute. In this adapted piece, Rory Scothorne explores the history of Scottish student radicalism during the "1968" era and how it has left a lasting impression...
