2024, the Year that Wasn’t

Speymouth December 10, 2024

The first in a mini-series looking at where we are at the end of a tumultuous year of change, stasis and breakdown. As a year of turmoil carnage and absurdity grinds to a close, things may seem less clear than ever. The situation in Damascus, Paris, and Seoul (and elsewhere) is, despite a flurry of […] Source

Starmer’s Scottish chickens are coming home to roost

Speymouth December 9, 2024

A Scottish opinion poll published following the announcement of the Scottish budget appears to show that in a sharp rebuke to Keir Starmer and the neo-Blairites who have captured the Labour party, Holyrood is set to have a pro-independence majority following the next Scottish elections, and support for independence is at…

Self-Organising Workers in the Gig Economy

Speymouth December 8, 2024

The Workers Observatory project is organising with workers from the gig economy, mostly delivery drivers in the cities. Xabier Villares 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 […] Source

Starmer continues the Tory war on devolution

Speymouth December 6, 2024

The Labour party isn’t even pretending to respect the devolution settlement now. Labour’s idea of Scottish devolution is that they’ll support it as long as Scotland votes for a Labour controlled Scottish Government. It’s the do as we say because you can’t be trusted school of British nationalist paternalism. It’s not…