Progressive federalism for the working peoples of Britain Looking ahead to the Communist Party of Britain’s forthcoming congress, Scottish secretary TOM MORRISON explains the need for a mass movement from below that’s rooted in local demands
Tuesday 26th Apr 2022 VOICES OF SCOTLAND What’s at stake at this STUC Congress From a ‘just transition’ to support for ‘fair work’, TOM MORRISON gives his round-up of a Congress that faces a Tory government determined to remove yet more power from councils and, of course, the working class
Tuesday 30th Nov 2021 Voices of Scotland One of the key turning points in late 20th-century history The UCS shop stewards paved the way for the creation of the Scottish Assembly, followed by the Scottish Parliament – but how does this legacy link in with the struggles of today? TOM MORRISON takes a look
Tuesday 27th Apr 2021 Voices Of Scotland The Scottish TUC’s three-pronged campaign TOM MORRISON, secretary of Clydebank TUC, gives his assessment of this year’s congress
Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 Scottish Trades Union Congress 2020 A politicised mass movement is what needs to be built TOM MORRISON looks at the challenges facing Scottish trade unionists as they gather for STUC Congress today
Tuesday 27th Oct 2020 The battles of the past can inform today’s struggles As the Communist Party marks its 100th anniversary year, TOM MORRISON looks to one of its most influential periods in the ’60s-70s where grassroots alliances were key
Sunday 26th Jul 2020 From Covid-19 to a federal, socialist republic of Britain TOM MORRISON argues we cannot squander this crisis — let’s not limit our horizons and break with Westminster and Holyrood for good
Tuesday 14th Apr 2020 Scotland's national rights cannot be separated from the class struggle TODAY we face a moment of truth.
Tuesday 10th Dec 2019 Voices of Scotland: Labour still relies on the organised working class If we are to build the Scottish Labour vote and keep the party to the left, we must focus on politics in the trade unions, writes TOM MORRISON
Monday 06th May 2019 The EU blocks our journey left TOM MORRISON warns the leadership of the Scottish TUC to listen to members' concerns about EU membership
Tuesday 19th Feb 2019 Unions need to ramp up pressure to reject council cuts The fight against Tory cuts needs a political as well as economic response - but politicians aren't listening. We need to make them listen, writes TOM MORRISON