As politicians paint a picture of doom and gloom in the public finances, the money required to restore our public services floats all around us. As Kevin McVey argues, SFI’s proposal for a 1% land and property tax could end austerity immediately and bring in millions for the Scottish Government.
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Needles and Bins: Reform UK scapegoat life-saving drug facility
A newly-opened, safe drug consumption facility in Glasgow, backed by campaigners and Scots more generally, is the latest target of the political opportunists in Reform UK. Jo Harvie from SFI explains more.
Right turn in Germany… but there’s renewed hope from the Left
It’s not good news from Germany. The election results have followed the all-too-familiar pattern that we’re used to seeing, from Austria and the Netherlands to Sweden, where the mainstream parties have lost significant chunks of votes to hard right, anti-immigrant ones.
Hair of the Dog
Donald Trump has begun his second presidential term. Son of racist real estate developer Fred Trump, and protégée of Roy Cohn (the man who sent the Rosenbergs to the electric chair), Donald Trump has swerved from one bankruptcy to another. Now, he’s been rewarded with the presidency.
The General Election, Scotland and the future of independence
In response to the UK’s recent general election, Kevin McVey discusses the political fall-out from the results, and what it might mean for the future of the independence movement. General Election campaigning, 18 June 2024. Copyright Labour Party, 2024. It seems like it couldn’t be more straightforward. Labour wiped out the Tories, condemning them toContinueContinue reading “The General Election, Scotland and the future of independence”
Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland?
Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland? It came a bit out of the blue when Rishi Sunak called a General Election for July 4th. Announcing it whilst getting soaking wet in the torrential rain outside Downing Street presented the perfect visual metaphor for the subsequent damp squib that the campaign is shaping upContinueContinue reading “Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland?”
The Future of Neutrality in Europe
The Future of Neutrality in Europe With ongoing conflicts in Europe and on its borders, the recent expansion of Nato, and calls to increase military spending across Europe, there could not have been a more important time for a political discussion on the future of neutrality in Europe. To that end, participants includingContinueContinue reading “The Future of Neutrality in Europe”