Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER

by Andrew Murray, Political reporter 

The PM leaves office having squandered Labour’s electoral mandate and alienated its grassroots. He will not be missed, writes BRIAN LEISHMAN MP

ARTHUR WEST surveys the achievements of the Scottish campaign against South African apartheid and how we can draw on them to fight a rising far right

The present drive to war is a cynical and deliberate diversion from deteriorating living standards, argues MATT KERR

Rebuilding Labour’s working-class roots and organising power is essential if the party is to recover, says MERCEDES VILLALBA

Scotland's trade unions challenge politicians to tackle growth of the far right at its roots

MATT KERR takes stock of a night of by-elections, where the long repeated warnings for Labour and the political class remain stubbornly unheeded

MATTHEW HAWKINS explores the initiatives proposed by HEALING ARTS SCOTLAND

FRED BAYER says the cuts to the congress cycle could be disastrous for the Scottish trade union movement

Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS

The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW

As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR

As STUC Congress moves to a biennial format, TOM MORRISON warns of concerns over shrinking lay power

But that’s OK, says MATT KERR, as talking is what will help us get things done