“The purpose of an experiment is to determine whether observations of the real world agree with or conflict with the predictions derived from a hypothesis. If they agree, confidence in the hypothesis increases; otherwise, it decreases.” It is time for the independence movement to get to grips with the scientific method. Something does not become […]
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Bob Gillespie, Global Justice Now activist in Glasgow, finds that the UK is looking increasingly isolated in the world, which makes a bad trade deal with the United States even more likely. The increasing likelihood of a “No Deal” Brexit will mean that the UK has only a deal with Japan to show off in […]
Bob Gillespie: There’s many reasons to worry about a UK-US trade deal
Glasgow based activist John Rogers says Universal Basic Income is the alternative to the damaging Universal Credit system that we need. If we are going to plan changes to how we live together, we need to come up with a lot of ideas about how to make that work. Here is one – Universal Basic […]
John Rogers: UBI’s time is now
Brazilian journalist and activist Nathália Urban looks at the sensational Bolivian election, where the left appears set to return to power less than one year after being deposed in a coup After suffering a coup d’état that cost more than 33 lives, left thousands of people injured, and forced important political figures like President Evo […]
Nathália Urban: Bolivia is a beacon of light for Latin America
As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons moves closer to its 50th ratification, David Mackenzie examines the growing pressure the UK could be under to disarm its nuclear arsenal The 50th ratification for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is expected soon, and is likely to take place before the end […]
David Mackenzie: Is the world moving closer to banning the bomb?
“Major omissions mean that Scotland’s environmental safeguards will be left weaker following our departure from the EU, despite the Scottish Government’s explicitly stated intentions to ‘maintain or exceed’ environmental standards and to replace the system of environmental governance provided by EU institutions.”
Miriam Ross: New watchdog needs teeth to defend Scotland’s people and environment after Brexit
“We also need to make some serious choices. You can keep financiers and corporate lobbyists happy or you can build a stronger indigenous industry base, but not both. Scotland has to choose the latter.”
Robin McAlpine: As the government sleeps at the wheel, this is how we could save the economy
“When 75 percent of the nation would vote for independence with ‘the right economic case’, when is the Scottish Government finally going to publish one?”
Ellen Höfer: The blank White Paper
“If the plan is to do what is best for Scotland, perhaps it’s time to recognise that following failing plans from the UK has resulted in Scotland failing almost as badly.”
Craig Dalzell: The Scottish Government cannot hide behind Boris Johnson’s strategy
“Yet another unwelcome and unwanted industrial development in Torry was on the horizon – this time on the last remaining green and wild spaces which we had all been assured… would be protected and improved.”