Inbhe Ar Cànain – Should Socialists be Concerned about Gaelic?
John Morton, a member of Mid Fife & Glenrothes CLP and Fife Co-op Party, argues that part of local devolution is the promotion and support of Gaelic. It is often stated that, for instance, money...
View ArticleWhat’s going on in Grangemouth?
John Morton, a member of Mid Fife & Glenrothes CLP and Fife Co-op Party, takes a look at a new gas storage facility gracing the Firth of Forth, and wonders what it might be for. I was intrigued...
View ArticleA short- and long-term plan for local government funding
John Morton, of Mid Fife & Glenrothes CLP, sets out the stark reality of the Council Tax freeze in Fife and elsewhere, and suggests an immediate plan and a longer-term way forward. “It would be...
View ArticleThe outgo tax?
John Morton, of Mid Fife and Glenrothes CLP, has a suggestion for how we can ensure large multinationals start paying their fair share of tax. We are all familiar with income tax, which is the tax we...
View ArticleNationalism, the EU and “the Left”
John Morton examines the contradictions at the heart of various party political attitudes to the EU. It is interesting to note the positions adopted by various political parties towards the UK’s...
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