https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Scottish-Parliament-elections-a-balance-between-continuity-and-change https://internationalviewpoint.org/Scottish-Parliament-elections-a-balance-between-continuity-and-change 2026-05-15T12:12:44Z text/html en Mike Picken Britain Scotland Cymru/Wales <p>The Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May produced a balance between continuity and change.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IVP616-May-2026-" rel="directory">IVP616 - May 2026</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Britain-+" rel="tag">Britain</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Scotland-+" rel="tag">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Cymru-Wales-+" rel="tag">Cymru/Wales</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Safety-fears-over-Covid-in-schools https://internationalviewpoint.org/Safety-fears-over-Covid-in-schools 2020-12-18T10:00:07Z text/html en Mike Picken Britain Scotland Trade unions/workplace organizing Public services Covid-19 Pandemic <p>Safety fears over Covid in schools: Scottish teachers vote for industrial action as Labour London Councils call for early school closures</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV551-December-2020-" rel="directory">IV551 - December 2020</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Britain-+" rel="tag">Britain</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Scotland-+" rel="tag">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Trade-unions-workplace-organizing-+" rel="tag">Trade unions/workplace organizing</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Public-services-+" rel="tag">Public services </a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Covid-19-Pandemic-+" rel="tag">Covid-19 Pandemic</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Glasgow-killing-raises-major-questions-about-treatment-of-asylum-seekers https://internationalviewpoint.org/Glasgow-killing-raises-major-questions-about-treatment-of-asylum-seekers 2020-07-01T05:26:05Z text/html en Mike Picken Scotland Anti-racism and Islamophobia <p>In a major event in Scotland, one person was killed by armed police in a Glasgow hotel used to accommodate asylum seekers. The call ‘not to politicise' the incident from SNP and Labour politicians is completely misplaced.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV545-June-2020-" rel="directory">IV545 - June 2020</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Scotland-+" rel="tag">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Anti-racism-and-Islamophobia-+" rel="tag">Anti-racism and Islamophobia</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Scottish-independence-grows-nearer https://internationalviewpoint.org/Scottish-independence-grows-nearer 2019-09-18T11:39:09Z text/html en Mike Picken Britain Scotland <p>One of the first things Boris Johnson did on becoming Prime Minister was to give himself the title of ‘Minister for the Union' and head to Scotland to try to shore up the collapsing Tory vote and prevent independence.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV536-September-2019-" rel="directory">IV536 - September 2019</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Britain-+" rel="tag">Britain</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Scotland-+" rel="tag">Scotland</a>