The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN
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What was missing from the Scottish Budget
There’s no sign of bold governance from the SNP, says CONRAD LANDIN
Today’s interconnected conflicts are enriching the arms industry while pushing the entire world towards permanent militarisation, argues ROGER McKENZIE
by Nana Backland, Merseyside Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group
The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
DEREK MACKAY pitched last week’s Scottish Budget in “sharp contrast to the chaos and uncertainty of the UK government.”
The chaos and uncertainty in Westminster was on such a scale that even north of the border, the Finance Secretary's announcements were overshadowed.
Few would admit to being grateful for this, but there’ll be smiles all round. For the SNP government, spending plans have not received the normal press scrutiny. And there is far less potential for political opponents to whip up a persistent story around an unpopular measure.
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