Scotland

Contercast

Author / Creator: David Jamieson

Media type: Podcast

Date published: 2017 -

Conter is a site of Scottish anti-capitalist thought.  It aims to develop a radical, anti-capitalist class politics in Scotland fit to intervene into the crisis of the British state, the global order and Scottish society.

 


Lessons for Scotland in how newly independent countries boosted pensions

Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland

Media type: Web site

Date published:

UK pensioners receive around a quarter of the average working wage. Russian pensioners get 57% of the average wage, Latvians 54%, Croations 54%, Slovenia 57%.  The UK pensioners receive 28% of the average wage as their state pension.

 


Can an independent Scotland lead the way with MMT?

Author / Creator: The Stirling Wolf

Media type: Blog artcle

Date published:

Putting aside the obvious democratic deficit that independence removes, what we also want to achieve is better schools, hospitals, research and development, infrastructure, public transport, policing and more. We want a better quality of life. Yet with every debate around independence there is always one factor that concerns individuals. The cost. 

Is MMT the solution?


In Defence of Scotland

Author / Creator: Independence Live

Media type: YouTube recording of the virtual conference

Date published:

A video conference discussing the defence of Scotland. Contributions from Scottish military veterans. Discussion on what a Scottish defence force would look like, NATO membership, and the Trident missles based on the clyde.