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The trouble with Erdoğan
For many people in the West, Turkish President’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s support for Palestine has bought him a lot of good will. Sadly, this comes from ignorance and is certainly not merited.
Learning from “Greens in Government™”
As we move forward, we must ensure that we are at the centre of decisions, that there remains a left-wing voice in Holyrood, and that we are not tempted by the neoliberal forces of even Scotland’s establishment if we are to return to power.
This moment is filled with so much hope
Among the chaos and the dark tone of world politics, there is actually rather a lot of reason to feel hope. Things getting better is a long way from guaranteed, but the chances diminish more if we don’t imagine they could be better.
Help us lob a molotov cocktail at failure
The scale of failure in Scotland now has gone well beyond concerning into really alarming territory. We can’t go on like this, but to create a manifesto of change we’ll need help…
Police Officer Numbers In Scotland
Police Officer numbers in Scotland.
The transformative power of women as architects of peace, security, and justice
The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons convened from 3 to 7 March 2025, in New York City. In the face of rising nuclear tensions and increasing misogyny globally, the Treaty has never been more important. A strong Scottish civil society contingency attended this year, including UN House Scotland, Scottish CND, Secure Scotland and Scottish Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
Britain’s aid shame
Graph of the Week - 14/March/2025
A new Scottish model
The world is changing is changing and Scotland will have to as well. Let’s not be swept around by events, let’s create a strategy.
