“We can do better than this, and we have no right not to try. We have no shortage of those who have not given up.”
Opinion
“Should we feel defeated? Only if we have forgotten that history has its own ways. The season will turn.”
David Jamieson: Scotland, the locust years?
“As the necessity of extending the eviction ban grows ever more obvious, we must remember: Your landlord is not your friend. They are not your genial host. They sustain themselves by leeching from you all they can get, in exchange for which they occasionally send someone round to fix the boiler.”
Sean Bell: Extending the eviction ban is the bare minimum of what is required
“It’s hard not to view GB News as Neil’s next step in his march of destruction through institutions which once promoted stability for Britain’s ruling strata.”
David Jamieson: GB News is the feeble product of Andrew Neil’s crusade against journalism
“In Scotland, where the Tories enjoy no popularity, the government are committed to reducing child poverty and we must ensure the Promise maintains this”
Colin Turbett: The English Care Review of Children’s Social Work Services and its significance for ‘the Promise’ in Scotland
“The substantive issues about the way older people were discharged from hospital last year are not about legal processes at all – they are about whether appropriate measures were taken to protect vulnerable older peoples’ lives in the face of the unfolding pandemic.”
Nick Kempe: Lessons from the hospital discharge to care homes scandal?
“The essential moral vision of the establishment is that things are bad, used to be worse, and that we are on a journey to a better future. The struggle, you see, is very real.”
David Jamieson: The mental health crisis is being commodified to oblivion
“Kenmure Street was a stunningly successful example of solidarity and nonviolent resistance. We should not be surprised if the authorities’ next moves attempt to make both of these untenable.”
Sean Bell: The aftermath of Kenmure Street leaves challenges for us all
“From the viewpoint of the ruling elite, the convergence of a language used to describe domestic US racism and foreign policy objectives is pernicious.”
David Jamieson: How BLM undermined pro-Israel propaganda
“Independence supporters face the prospect of explaining and reaffirming the expanded mandate for they have won. Many will not look forward to beating their head against this particular brick wall once again, as the unionist counter-argument will only become more shrill, obstinate and unconcerned with democracy the more they are put on the defensive.”