A decade after the crash, a fairer, kinder capitalism is simply delusional
Ten years ago, the world economy ground to a halt in the wake of the biggest financial crash in the history of capitalism. The vastly overinflated atmospheric […]
No to bombing Syria!
Statement by the RDM supporters planning group
The US, UK and French airstrikes are an attack on the Syrian people first and foremost. Whatever the source of chemical weapons, brutal bombing and […]
Time to dump Trump
Trump’s comments about the conflict in Charlottesville at yesterday’s news conference – if it can be called that – have sent shock waves around the United States.
Veteran presenters on CBS television said they had “never seen a news conference […]
Arturo Ui is everywhere – thanks to Trump
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Friday 9th June 2017
On the night of this […]
After Manchester give Corbyn a chance
Last night’s bombing in Manchester was on a soft target – young teenagers enjoying the music of pop idol Ariana. The survivors and their parents will never forget the scenes of horror at Britain’s worst terror attack since 2005.
Whoever […]
When Trump calls “fake news”, remember who his friends are
Penny Cole, a member of the National Union of Journalists Glasgow Branch, marks May 3, World Press Freedom day
Three of Trump’s global friends have their own solution to “fake news” – […]
Dark Matters
Legendary jazz musician, composer and poet Joe McPhee visited London earlier this month.
He played with Rodrigo Amado, Chris Corsano, Kent Kessler at Cafe Oto in Dalston. A few days later, he gave a sell-out performance at the Tank music space […]
Trumplandia and the world of the surreal
The destabilisation of the American political system under the Donald Trump presidency reveals the fragility of the entire edifice of the country’s government and state system.
Built around its famous checks-and-balances constitution – the first legal document in history to […]
Trump: from democracy to tyranny
So, Donald Trump is now President of the United States of America, and its Commander-in-Chief.
In his inaugural speech, Trump made no reference to his party, Congress, or any other means by which he expects to accomplish the […]
