DOUG NICHOLLS says the parasitic finance markets must be challenged or another British government could be toppled
THE Scottish independence referendum results were announced in the early hours of Friday September 19 2014. Labour Party conference in Manchester that year started on Sunday September 21.
To have a Red Paper Collective magazine available for the Monday it was necessary to have two versions of the cover and editorial ready to go to a printer in Manchester immediately the results were announced.
One cover version had Britain held together by a safety pin, the other had the safety pin open and Scotland slipping out. In the days before the referendum it had been impossible to predict which cover we would be using. What was clear was that it would require more than a safety pin to secure the allegiance of a large number of Scots to remain within the UK.
Scotland’s Labour members deserve a real choice — and if continuity Sawar is all they get, the end is nigh for the party, says VINCE MILLS
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Giving a personal insight into the Labour Party conference, Sinn Fein MP CHRIS HAZZARD slams the lack of mention of the North of Ireland and the need to take the next steps in the journey from peace to Irish unity



