Scotland
It's anger that fuels votes for an alternative
08 August 2017Is it really any wonder that people backed a manifesto that sought to reverse some of the worst effects of that crusade for the richest in society?
Labour mobilisation in Uxbridge shows a mood to boot out the Tories
25 July 2017A mass canvass in Uxbridge last week involved many new activists—but tensions remain inside the party
Scottish Labour and SNP fail to channel the Corbyn surge
13 June 2017Election results in Scotland shocked many people after the SNP lost 21 seats.
Anger grows in EIS union as Scottish college bosses drag their feet over pay deal
13 June 2017Scottish college bosses are still dragging their feet in a long-running dispute over equal pay.
Over 20,000 march in Glasgow for independence and against Tories
06 June 2017The fight in Scotland for a new referendum is linked to the battle against austerity
Will the SNP take on austerity? Manifesto tries to have it both ways
30 May 2017At the Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto launch on Tuesday, leader Nicola Sturgeon asked voters to “strengthen Scotland’s hand, not Theresa May’s”.
Vote Left in Scotland and take the resistance forward
30 May 2017We call on our readers to vote Left in every constituency—to choose the candidate who is best able to carry forward the fight against austerity and racism and for independence.
Labour's opposition to an independence vote limits its revival in Scotland
30 May 2017Around 1,000 people joined a Labour Party rally in the centre of Glasgow last Sunday. Such a thing would have seemed preposterous before he was leader.
The SNP did not deliver a radical decade in office
30 May 2017The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been in control of the Scottish government for just over ten years. Since the 2014 independence referendum it has been the dominant political party in Scotland.
Activists urge SNP to ban the frackers
30 May 2017Campaigners have been mobilising across Scotland as a government consultation of fracking nears end
Scottish TUC leader says, ‘Learn from the lecturers and fight back on pay’
24 May 2017Scottish TUC deputy general secretary Dave Moxham's call to “challenge the public sector pay freeze” comes as 70,000 council workers ballot for strikes over pay
The campaign for independence needs a mass movement separate from the SNP
23 May 2017It’s easy to forget that one of the reasons Theresa May called the snap election was to stop a second independence referendum.
Scottish lecturers get their bosses telt
23 May 2017College lecturers in Scotland held a victory rally on Saturday after their bosses "crumbled" on Friday in the face of an escalating national dispute.
As college lecturers stage fifth national walkout SNP minister sides with bosses
16 May 2017Scottish National Party (SNP) education minister John Swinney came down on the side of college bosses in the Scottish parliament today, Tuesday, as lecturers held their fifth national walkout.
SNP-linked lobbyists batting for Scotland's college bosses to beat strike
16 May 2017A secretive and influential firm of lobbyists with close links to the Scottish National Party (SNP) is working on behalf of bosses’ group Colleges Scotland.
EIS Fela national college strike goes from strength to strength
16 May 2017A major industrial battle is raging in Scotland that the mainstream press has largely ignored for two weeks. Today, Thursday, thousands of college lecturers held their fourth national walkout in a fortnight.
Solid walkout in Scotland as EIS Fela members step up their fight
09 May 2017College lecturers in Scotland walked out again today, Tuesday, for their third national strike in a fortnight. It was another demonstration that workers are prepared to take the bosses on.
Glasgow voters say Labour needs to represent workers - and not make cuts
09 May 2017The Scottish National Party (SNP) has emerged as the largest party in the four major cities in Scotland following today's council elections. The Tories also made considerable gains, mainly at Labour's expense.
Tory election gains are a serious warning to Labour and the left
09 May 2017The local election results are an urgent warning of what could happen at the general election. They mean the left has to redouble its campaigns against the Tories and for a win for Labour led by Jeremy Corbyn.
Scottish college strikers turn up the heat on the SNP over pay and cuts
09 May 2017The Scottish National Party (SNP) will be feeling the heat today, Wednesday, from a strike of over 4,600 EIS Fela union college lecturers. The workers' second walkout in seven days across 20 further education (FE) colleges across Scotland comes the day before every council is up for re-election.
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