Bringing more women to socialism
“Imaginings of a feminist, anti-capitalist future can only happen when women are incorporated into the movement in good faith and not as tokens.”
Scotland
Scottish Trade Union Notes
The STUC online meeting on Tuesday 17 November will debate a draft statement from the General Council that includes a call for Indyref2.
Rail workers strike against Serco
ince the start of the lockdown in March, Britain’s privatised rail operators have received over 3 billion pounds of taxpayers’ funding to continue operating their services during the pandemic.
Climate action in Scotland stepped up
Extinction Rebellion Scotland (XRS) have launched three weeks of action to highlight opposition to the climate and ecological crisis across the country. Other campaigns are [...]
Trade unionists rally for Richie Venton and extend action
Trade unionists across Britain and Ireland are rallying to support Richie Venton following his sacking at IKEA Glasgow. Mike Picken reports from Glasgow. A veteran [...]
Tories enshrine impunity for British security forces in law
“As the UK government doubles down on its ambition to assert state power at home and across the globe, it is all the more necessary for the left to demand that Scottish independence presents a real and genuine alternative.”
Stop blaming students – meet public health and testing needs!
Governments and university authorities need to listen to student and trade unions warnings about the dangers and respond with a public health focus, not blame and the threat of expulsion.
Left must oppose ‘live with virus’ doctrine
The new spike in cases and hospital admissions shows the failure of the Johnson government’s strategy.
Third Glasgow Asylum death puts pressure for public inquiry
The policy of dispersal and relocation of asylum seekers to places like Glasgow began under a Labour UK government over a decade ago, but the Tories have accelerated the scale and inhumanity of it.
Step up fight for Richie Venton’s reinstatement
Richie remains sacked and the campaign for his reinstatement is building up momentum.
