The SNP’s War on the Public Sector
This week, the SNP announced plans to shrink the public sector and cut tens of thousands of jobs – exposing the myth that the party offers an alternative to neoliberal orthodoxy.
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David Jamieson
David Jamieson is the editor of Conter, a publication of Scottish radical left.
Alex Salmond Is a Bit Part in Scotland’s Independence Drama
Today’s announcement by Alex Salmond has exposed further cracks in the SNP ahead of the Scottish parliamentary elections – but the real drama of the battle over independence is yet to come.
The Mirage of Progressive Scotland
With the Tories in power for a decade, English liberals have increasingly projected their aspirations onto ‘progressive’ Scotland – but from economic policy to Covid-19, its government is not a model to follow.