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Wrote about the abject failure of both governments to deliver a just transition for Grangemouth workers

Guest blogger Arabella Diedrich has written this moving & powerful description of the impact of the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike on her family, the Hem Heath Colliery & community bit.ly/41ntNaP See oral history unionhistory.info/britainatwork/ UofGGES 🌍 #MinersStrike #MinersStrike40

There is still time to register for Thursday's Energy That Made Modern Scotland podcast launch. Join Ewan Gibbs and Dominic Hinde @dominicmhinde.bsky.social in exploring how energy has transformed Scotland's economy, culture, and politics. Register here: tinyurl.com/4r7e6p2t

It’s a shame the BBC cut me asking Stephen Clark if the 90-property portfolio he’s ’worked for’ is morally justifiable while tenants are using food banks. Housing in Scotland can be reimagined to put people over private profit, & the first step is rent controls. Join Living Rent

Looking forward to getting my copy. Loads of great looking writing here. I've got a chapter on the shift from the language of "control" to "voice" in the workplace since the first Red Paper on Scotland, and what's been lost in the process. Pre-order here: luath.co.uk/products/keep-…

dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/… James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie @kelliher_d @unisondave Campaign for Socialism

dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/… James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie Diarmaid Kelliher Dave Watson Lynn Henderson

How Scottish Labour can escape Starmerism - Pauline Bryan and Vince Mills labouroutlook.org/2025/04/25/how… James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie Diarmaid Kelliher Dave Watson Lynn Henderson

I wonder what it is about the colour blue that is so irresistible for this man from a Fine Gael family

First Munster final day for Luan

Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland closed last week with over 400 job losses. @riyokoshibe and I have published research in Antipode using interviews we recorded with Grangemouth workers to understand why they view the closure and redundancies as unjust. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

Looking forward to the launch of 'Abolish Rent' at CCA on Tuesday May 20 with tracy rosenthal and a panel composed of Ruth Gilbert Rosie DDBB and myself. Free but ticketed (and in relatively short supply). Book now! See link below.

Looking forward to seeing you. James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie Diarmaid Kelliher Dave Watson Lynn Henderson UNITY Consulting Scotland

Brum bin workers need your solidarity. Come to the meeting in Glasgow with your donations and collections Unite For A Workers' Economy Glasgow Trade Unions @STUC RMT Scotland UCU Scotland Strathclyde UCU Craig Anderson PCS Scotland

.James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie Diarmaid Kelliher Dave Watson Lynn Henderson UNITY Consulting Scotland Vince Mills Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC on the importance of the new Red Paper.

Brian Leishman MP endorsing Keep Left The Red Paper on Scotland James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie @kelliher_d @unisondave Lynn Henderson UNITY Consulting Scotland @vincemills2 #RedPaper50 luath.co.uk Brian Leishman

I reviewed Arnold's new book on British miners for Archiv für Sozialgeschichte: library.fes.de/pdf-files/afs/…

Lynn Henderson endorses Keep Left, The Red Paper 2025 James Mitchell GfB 📚 Denise Christie @kelliher_d @unisondave Lynn Henderson UNITY Consulting Scotland @vincemills2 #RedPaper50 luath.co.uk

Hadn't been to Croke Park in a fair few years. I picked a good one!