After London 2012 unionists hailed a “New British Patriotism”. Not this time.
All this gold medal winning in Rio (or “medalling”to use commentator newspeak) is very confusing. Britain isn’t supposed to come first in things. We’re used to plucky-but-lovable no hopers, like Eddie...
View ArticleIf Brexit means Brexit also means Scotland Act is redundant. New settlement...
When the former Tory Lord Chancellor, Michael Gove, declared during the referendum campaign that Scotland could have “sweeping new powers” after leaving the EU, few believed him. Deputy First Minister...
View ArticleBrexit has made independence all but inevitable. But not yet.
THE pugilistic former Labour MP, Eric Joyce, may not exactly be totally welcome yet in nationalist circles, any more than he is in Labour ones. But his new blog “From No to Yes”, is certainly worth a...
View ArticleIt’s time for the SNP to ditch it’s attachment to the Queen.
IT was never entirely clear whether Alex Salmond’s apparent infatuation with Her Majesty the Queen was genuine or merely theatrical. The former First Minister and Mrs Windsor certainly seemed to get on...
View ArticleHenry Ford doubled his workers wages in January 1914. Fat cat bosses should...
British business is its own worst enemy. The latest 10 per cent increase in top executive pay to an average of £5.5 million is another insult to the working population. These people seem to be under...
View ArticleIf Kezia and Khan hope Corbyn will go in an early general election, they...
They don’t give up. Following the abortive #chickencoup, last month when the 172 Labour MPs signed a vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader’s support in the party seemed if anything...
View ArticleIf Labour is losing working class support, why is the SNP gaining it?
WHAT does a socialist say when they hear a group of striking workers start chanting: “I’d rather be a n****r than a scab”? It’s a problem Mark Thomas explores in his play Red Shed at the Edinburgh...
View ArticleSmith is right: MPs must have a say on Brexit.
Ballot-weary Scottish voters, be warned. Politicians aren’t going to let you rest. In the next couple of years there could be a second Scottish independence referendum, if Nicola Sturgeon gets her way,...
View ArticleForget the SNP. Labour can’t establish a progressive alliance with itself.
JEREMY Corbyn and Owen Smith came to Scotland last week to reject the idea of a progressive alliance with the SNP. They left with Labour looking as if it can scarcely establish a progressive alliance...
View ArticleThe cashless economy could bring more than we’ve bargained for.
THE term “contactless payment” is a misnomer. After all, you still have to place your card on the electronic reader when you make “tap and go” payments. But that’s not the only odd thing about it....
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