Scottish Tories and SNP failing to address NHS crisis
In late December the Scottish Tories, the same people responsible for this crisis in the NHS, stated they are seeking ‘progressive’ leadership to address the “deepening crisis in Scotland’s NHS”.
New TUC leader “preaching moderation” says YCL general secretary
The new leader of the Trades Union Congress has joined Kier Starmer’s Labour in calling for milquetoast reform and economic restraint.
Tory peer at centre of PPE Medpro corruption scandal
The National Crime Agency is carrying out an investigation into PPE Medpro, a company that won itself millions in Covid related contracts after Tory peer Michelle Mone recommended the company to the government.
Hard-won progress for Scottish local authority workers
Strike action by Unite, GMB, and Unison in Scottish local authorities this year was a heroic but difficult fight, with unions facing many hurdles in the process.
Nothing to see here: entertainment venues facing mass closures in Scotland
MSPs have warned that the epidemic and rising expenses have created a “perfect storm” for Scotland’s cultural sector.
According to Holyrood’s culture committee, the sector is grappling with serious issues as it tries to recover from COVID-19, and the cost-of-living crisis is making matters worse.
Scottish capital for Scottish capitalists
The future is “inherently unpredictable,” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the gathered journalists at Bute House. So unpredictable is the future that the SNP have planned Scotland’s demise – or glory – in 100 pages worth of detail in “A Stronger Economy with Independence”.
If not Ukraine, then somewhere else
Grant MacDonald examines the West’s influence over the conflict in Ukraine
Fictitious capital, inflation, and deficits: the political economy of our times
Grant MacDonald writes on Marx’s theory of fictitious capital and how finance has altered the global economy
Marx’s call to action
Grant MacDonald analyses Marx’s writings on the unity and struggle of opposites
