Radical Independence Movement shows there's an opportunity for new political alliances
WHEN it comes to my Scottish identity, I’ve never been a romantic nationalist. I’ve never felt that sense of solidarity that comes with shared birthplace or ancestry alone. Rather, when I think of Scotland, I see a nation built on conflicting, clashing forces: a country founded on confrontation between rich and poor, landlords and tenants, reactionaries and rebels, trade unionists and Tories. The Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) was founded to tell this story about Scotland, and I am proud of my role in establishing it. But social movements evolve in particular historical circumsta...
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