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  • The limits of collective bargaining

    No-one can deny that collective bargaining has brought ordinary people very real rights that they could never have acquired through other means. Every employee in the country has a lot to be grateful to the Labour Movement. But there comes a point where the disadvantages of the hive mind approach starts to outweigh the advantages.…

  • I (don’t) predict a riot

    Trevor Phillips was confidently telling Sunday Times readers this weekend that Muslims will be rioting in the streets as a direct result of politicians saying beastly things about veils. The thing is though, Phillips seems to have been predicting race riots about pretty much everything, from Polish plumbers to the 7/7 attacks, for the past…

  • Splitter!

    A couple of things to say about Tommy Sheriden’s new party, Solidarity – the Scottish Socialist Movement. Solidarity from a splitter? He he he, at least he hasn’t lost his sense of humour. How long will it be before its name gets contracted to SM – one of the few things that Sheriden hasn’t been…

  • Bowled over

    I’m not sure what’s worse. The idea of a bunch of trots politicising an obscure cricket match (Peter Hain, you have a lot to answer for), or the thought of Scotsmen attempting to play cricket. Won’t the lack of holes and flags confuse them?

  • So that’s what he calls it…

    Tommy Sheridan’s only vices are apparently sunbeds – and Scrabble. I bet he’s great at triple scores though.