menu_open
Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall

The Guardian

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

SNP might be saved by unpopularity of Starmer's Labour so can the left make headway?

Ten years on from the referendum on independence and twenty-five years on from the creation of the Scottish Parliament, we seem to be engaged in...

11.11.2024 9

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: Four faces for a future independent Scotland

There’s been much reflection on the result of referendum on occasion of its ten-year anniversary. However, on the pro-independence side, this has...

07.10.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: Tony Blair failed to reinvent Britain - and Keir Starmer will fail too

It’s now nearly 25 years since Tony Blair declared the 'class war is over' at the annual conference of the Labour Party in Bournemouth on 28...

17.09.2024 20

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: Indy needs to be more than a campaign: it needs to be a social movement

For many reasons, the SNP is a political party on the slide. Its  recent conference  did little to hide this. When in office, political parties on...

09.09.2024 8

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: The unions are back on the march, but there's a long way to go

Scotland could be about to have a striking sense of déjà vu as refuse collection workers in most councils are due to begin industrial action next...

06.08.2024 5

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: ScotRail, Calmac, Fergusons: SNP is giving public ownership a bad name

"History repeats itself, first time as tragedy, second time as farce." With a slight bastardisation, this is a frequently used, if not also famous,...

16.07.2024 30

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Scots are feeling more Scottish while Labour wraps itself in Union flag. What gives?

In Scotland, the sense of Britishness has remained relatively constant – albeit only for a quarter of people who chose this identity. Meantime, the...

20.06.2024 4

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: Why won't the left of centre parties talk about class?

New First Minister John Swinney has pledged to be a "first minister for everyone" while he and his party, the SNP, continue to use their...

04.06.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

'Election will be overshadowed by Thatcher obsession - and Labour are just as bad'

Past Labour Party leaders have an unfortunate habit of praising former Tory leader, Margaret Thatcher. Tony Blair said in 2013 that Thatcher was ‘a...

24.05.2024 50

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: Can the pro-indy left ever repeat the success of Tommy Sheridan & co?

Twenty-five years ago this coming Monday, on May 6, 1999, Tommy Sheridan was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)...

03.05.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: The new deal that could bring back old problems for Labour

"New" Labour grandee and former MP, Lord Peter Mandelson, has frequently been dubbed the "prince of darkness". He often casts his shadow of darkness...

11.04.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Gregor Gall: How miners' strike led to the rise of SNP and the 'national' question

Forty years ago, the year-long miners' strike began on 6 March 1984, ending on 3 March 1985. By far, it was the biggest battle between the state and...

01.03.2024 7

Herald Scotland

Gregor Gall

Mick Lynch’s charisma is undeniable. As for his strategy and tactics, the jury’s out

In late June 2022, as the first national rail strikes began, the RMT union leader, Mick Lynch, emerged as a standout political figure after a series...

26.12.2023 10

The Guardian

Gregor Gall

d2023d9ad641766d77481bf0a773ea73