Power, Politics and Possibility | Indra Adnan with Rachel Donald “If politics is broken What’s the alternative?” Indra Adnan is an author, political entrepreneur and psychosocial therapist. She’s also the founder of The Alternative UK political platform and a global consultant on soft power. For over twenty years, Indra has been writing, consulting, network-building and event-organising on the ..read more

How do people cope with this reality? Mike Watson talks to Eliot Rosenstock and Bram E. Gieben and explore the question: Is an Anti Capitalist Wellbeing Possible? They discuss addiction and Watson’s new book Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Addiction, Capitalism and the Search for Self. Hungry Ghosts in the Machine will discuss the ways ..read more

This blog explores the power of grassroots action, the flaws of nuclear deterrence, and the vital role of local movements in Scotland in shaping a world free from nuclear weapons:  Annie Jacobsen’s chilling, well-researched book Nuclear War: A Scenario explores what a nuclear strike on the United States may entail. By presenting a hypothetical, yet ..read more

The leaders of Edinburgh Council continue to be tone-deaf to the public issuing a statement urging people ‘not to visit the city centre’. As local activist Jim Slaven put it: “They’re now terrified people gather on a dry, mild Edinburgh Hogmanay…if it can’t be monetised, it must be stopped.” As questions are now being asked ..read more

Edinburgh’s decline into a theme park has been charted for years, and the recent victory to Save the People’s Story stands out as an exception against a backdrop of relentless social cleansing, homelessness (the Scottish capital is home to the largest number of people living in temporary accommodation) and culture-washing. The city’s problems are structural ..read more

The Workers Observatory project is organising with workers from the gig economy, mostly delivery drivers in the cities. Cailean Gallagher reports. On the 12th of December, the Workers Observatory (WO) will launch a report sharing the outcome of the latest and biggest project the workers have undertaken so far.  The Workers’ Observatory brings gig workers ..read more

The Scottish Budget was announced by Shona Robison yesterday, met with predictable spin as the opposition parties jostle for position. As a minority government, the SNP will have to do deals to get their budget passed, and to this extent they have offered up policies which it will be extremely hard for Labour to vote ..read more

On Saturday Jim Sillars posted a tribute to Alex Salmond saying “Make Alex’s death a call to unity … Recognise that a divided movement cannot win.” I think it’s fair to say that’s unlikely. Despite Jim’s plea some people decided to use the event of a funeral service to shout “Traitor” at John Swinney and ..read more

It may come as a surprise to you but we’re all going to die. What’s at stake in the discussion about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is whether you get the opportunity to chose the time and conditions of your own death. I’m in favour of it. People should have control over ..read more

The Spycops Inquiry has been going on with nothing like the profile it deserves given the astonishing things it’s revealing about policing in Britain in the past few decades. We’ll be publishing some proper coverage of it in the next few days. In the meantime some quick thoughts. See As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert ..read more