While VINCE MILLS laments the resignation of Neil Findlay from Scottish Labour, he explains why he won’t be joining him outside the party in the ongoing struggle for a socialist future

The EU and Nato are umbilically tied – but what will the new Trump era and a reconfiguration of US interests mean for the war in Ukraine, asks VINCE MILLS

As polls show Scottish Labour’s support crumbling and Reform rising even among independence supporters, an urgent need emerges for an alternative based on public investment paid for by radical progressive taxation, argues VINCE MILLS

Without challenging the neoliberal framework of our economy or seeking more powers for Scotland, the Scottish Labour leader’s seeming break with Westminster policy rings hollow, writes VINCE MILLS

In the run-up to the Budget there’s been much talk of ‘modern supply-side economics’ – but this latest ruse is merely another means to facilitate the rapacity of contemporary capitalism, warns VINCE MILLS

Under Starmer and Sarwar, both the UK and Scottish Labour Parties are committed to the dogmas of neoliberalism – although signs are that resistance is growing, argues VINCE MILLS

VINCE MILLS reflects on the Scottish independence referendum of 2014 which took place in a period of austerity following the great banking crash of 2007-08 and with deindustrialisation in full swing – a context of relevance today

With the far right preparing for a ‘Pro UK rally’ in Glasgow in a few days’ time, we must get ready to mobilise, while also recognising that poverty and disaffection are playing their part in this alarming rightward shift, warns VINCE MILLS

Plans to change the law to give the Scottish Secretary of State powers to bypass the Scottish Parliament to directly fund ‘anti-poverty schemes’ could provoke an unwelcome crisis for Anas Sarwar, argues VINCE MILLS

In a far cry from the days of James Maxton, the new MPs taking part in Westminster’s first political challenge – the two-child benefit cap – were an unedifying spectacle, says VINCE MILLS

After Scottish Labour’s success in the polls, VINCE MILLS calls for bold devolution of immigration and borrowing powers to tackle Scotland’s economic challenges — and outflank the SNP

Following the recent local and mayoral elections, VINCE MILLS wonders whether hopes of an independent left breakthrough are realistic and considers the prospects within the lumbering beast that is the Labour Party

A decade on from the anniversary of the referendum on Scottish independence, the Scottish left has gone backwards, argues VINCE MILLS

On both sides of the border, Labour’s retreat from a coherent and consistent position on Palestine sums up the desperate need for the left to regain control of the party’s policy-making process, writes VINCE MILLS

VINCE MILLS is unimpressed by Sarwar’s U-turn over calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the dismal lack of democracy in Labour

VINCE MILLS on the yawning gulf between Labour’s position and public opinion on Gaza

VINCE MILLS concludes a critical assessment of Labour’s national policy forum’s final document, looking at crime, the NHS, welfare, transport and foreign policy promises

Building alliances inside and outside the Labour Party and going on the offensive in committing to party democracy are key to moving beyond the current impasse, argues VINCE MILLS

Can the progressive wings of the labour and nationalist movements find common ground on Scotland’s constitutional future, asks VINCE MILLS

Examining the Labour Party’s history – and the reasons for its survival as an entity – give important insights into the best strategy for the future, argues VINCE MILLS

In the first of two articles, VINCE MILLS examines the structural weakness at the base of the Corbyn movement which prevented socialist advance

VINCE MILLS says the trade unions should step into the breach when it comes to fresh constitutional thinking

VINCE MILLS calls into question the SNP’s recent claim that freedom from Westminster, while remaining under the thumb of the Bank of England by keeping sterling as the currency, would work for anybody — or even be allowed by the EU

On the 90th anniversary of the Independent Labour Party’s disaffiliation from the Labour Party, following the formation of the ‘national government,’ VINCE MILLS examines the significance of the trade union link