Analysis: Transitioning Is Good For Trans Teens
by Ell Folan
One study showed young trans people who received gender-affirming treatment were 60% less likely to be depressed and 73% less likely to be suicidal than those who didn’t.
Tag: scotland
Analysis: The SNP Have Joined Forces With The Tories To Create ‘Green’ Scottish Tax Havens
by Jonathon Shafi
The establishment of two new deregulated ‘freeports’ in Scotland is a rare example of agreement between Holyrood and Westminster – at the expense of workers’ rights.
Analysis: Westminster Has Waged War on Scottish Democracy. What Now?
by Nick McKerrell
In blocking democratically-passed Scottish legislation on gender recognition reform from becoming law, Rishi Sunak has hugely overstepped – and chosen short-term heavy-handedness over preserving the union, writes Nick McKerrell.
Analysis: 2023 Will Be Make Or Break For The Scottish Independence Movement
by Jonathon Shafi
It’s official: there will be no Scottish independence without the UK’s say-so. The judgement has forced Scottish politics out of its stupor – but perhaps also into a crisis, writes columnist Jonathon Shafi.
TyskySour: Ambulance Strike, Scottish GRA Reforms, Andrew Tate on Piers Morgan
With more strikes announced, December is now the biggest month for walkouts since 1989. Plus, the Scottish parliament debates historic gender recognition reforms and Piers Morgan platforms Andrew Tate.
Report: ‘Fuck Foxtons’: Londoners Demand Rent Freeze Now
by Rivkah Brown
On Saturday, hundreds of London Renters Union members mobilised to demand a nationwide rent freeze. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Westminster May Have Given Up On Trans Rights But Scotland Hasn’t
by Emily Tolano
Scotland is defying Tory transphobia to push ambitious legislation that will make trans lives easier.
Opinion: The Scottish Greens Want the Green Party to ‘Do Better’
by Euan Yours & Emily Tolano
Green politics are supposed to be founded on cooperation and mutual respect, but internal struggles over trans rights have led to the Scottish Greens taking a stand.
Report: A Teacher Was Suspended for Encouraging Students to Question the Monarchy
by Rivkah Brown
A Scottish secondary school teacher was suspended on Tuesday after encouraging students to question the media’s one-sided view of the monarchy. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Westminster Is Holding Scotland’s Drug Policy Hostage And It’s Killing People
by Andre Gomes
Scotland has the highest rate of drug deaths in Europe. But new Conservative plans will only punish users – with deadly results, writes Andre Gomes.
Opinion: Queen Elizabeth Was Synonymous With Modern Britain – It May Unravel Under Her Successor
by Aaron Bastani
As the empire collapsed, the stability of Queen Elizabeth’s reign helped Britain reimagine itself as a modern nation state, writes Aaron Bastani. Her death poses existential questions for the United Kingdom.
Opinion: We Need an Eviction Ban
by Rivkah Brown
We had one in lockdown, writes Rivkah Brown. Why not now?
Opinion: Council Tax Is Broken. Devolution Could Fix It
by Rio Goldhammer
Regional autonomy offers an opportunity tax to work for the people paying it, writes Rio Goldhammer.
TyskySour: Local Elections 2022 & Stormont, Starmer Under Investigation, ‘Long-Corbyn’ Nonsense
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani break down the local elections results across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the Northern Ireland elections to Stormont.
Opinion: Vaccine Passports Are Still an Awful Idea
by James Meadway
With coronavirus cases rising, the government could still introduce vaccine passports in England - a decision that comes with major implications for our privacy and freedom, writes James Meadway.
Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another
by Adam Ramsay
When we talk about breaking up Britain, we can’t just talk about the British state, argues Adam Ramsay. We also need to understand what gives the state its social license to operate: that is, British nationalism.
Analysis: The SNP Won’t Deliver a Radical Independence for Scotland
by Jonathon Shafi
While a second Scottish independence referendum seems inevitable, it won’t be a re-run of the first, writes Jonathon Shafi. Thanks largely to the growing dominance of the SNP within the pro-independence movement, the stakes are higher than ever.
Long Read: What Might Britain’s ‘Break-Up’ Actually Look Like?
by Rory Scothorne
The UK has been vigorously shaken before, and yet still managed to hold its shape. Rory Scothorne explores how previous challenges to the union came about and were resolved to shed light on how a break-up might (or might not) occur today.