Growing instability in the US economy and financial markets could have serious consequences worldwide because of the central role of the US dollar and financial system, argues MICHAEL BURKE
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Scottish politics enters a new era – but what does it signify?
A new coalition government between the SNP and the Scottish Greens poses questions about whether we’ll ever see radical change, says CAROL MOCHAN MSP
Whether the Scottish Green Party will break the habit of a lifetime and actually challenge the SNP on any significant issues remains to be seen, but it is to be welcomed that one-party dominance of the Scottish Parliament has been diluted
Despite Andy Burnham’s declaration defending the continued partition of the island, all major international and internal trends are converging to make Irish reunification inevitable
The left needs a bold energy vision – because if it fails to provide one, others will shape the future in their own interests, argues ALAN SIMPSON
From Margate to Deal, mining memories are being kept alive. National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations in the Garden of England
Humans are part of the ‘animal kingdom’ – and of nature in general – but also distinct from it and labour (work) is part of what makes us unique, declared Engels. His insights 150 years ago into how our species came to be and how we differ from the rest of nature, are as important today as they were then, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Boxes of books, family photos and heirlooms, labour movement anniversaries, along with nostalgic memories of glorious childhood days on the Ayrshire coast still leave room for a wistful MATT KERR to hope for a better future
THIS week will see a new coalition government at Holyrood. A lopsided coalition, but a historic one nonetheless.
Whether the Scottish Green Party will break the habit of a lifetime and actually challenge the SNP on any significant issues remains to be seen, but it is to be welcomed that one-party dominance of the Scottish Parliament has been diluted. After all, that was one aspect of what it was set up to achieve.
The original vision of a reconstituted Scottish Parliament was a purposeful one and though there may have been cynical reasons for and against on both sides, the eventual consensus arrived at was a productive step forward.
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