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by Gavin Bowd. This article first appeared in Perspectives 26. The radical right has been a noisy and sometimes menacing part of the British political spectrum. But as far as Scotland was   concerned, hyper-nationalism was always going to have a…

by Robin McAlpine You probably think you know the implications of the General Election. I think I know the implications, or at least some of them. But I’m not sure. And therein lies the monumental success (and failure) of the…

By Eurig Scandrett By the time you read this, the oil giant BP may not exist, having collapsed in the wake of the Gulf coast oil spill, the disastrous attempts to stem the flow of oil from the deep sea…

The full image: © Copyright the artist. PDF of the article from page 2 of The Herald, 24th June 2010: Herald_AlistairGray

A major portrait of Alasdair Gray is to be unveiled on Wednesday 23rd June at Oran Mor, 731 Great Western Road, Glasgow. The painting was commissioned from leading Scots artist Sandy Moffat by Democratic Left Scotland, Scotland ‘s radical, feminist…

City Chambers, Edinburgh: Saturday, June 5th, 11am – 4pm. This year’s AGM will discuss the prospects for our organisation and the role it plays.  The afternoon discussion will focus on the Coalition and response to it. All members who can…

by David Purdy The recession that began in the second quarter of 2008 has been the longest and deepest since 1945. By the third quarter of 2009, UK GDP, the chief measure of the (unduplicated) market value of newly produced…

Democratic Left Scotland is an organisation committed to a radical Scotland. We see the need for social transformation toward a society based on equality, human rights and social and environmental justice.  We believe that this change can be achieved through…