{"product_id":"9781788735810","title":"Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence","description":"Author: Davidson, Neil; Foley, James; Wray, Ben\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781788735810\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom three of the best-known figures on the Scottish radical left, \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain \u003c\/i\u003eshines a spotlight on the reshaped terrain of pro-independence politics, situating Scotland's independence within wider European and global trends. Examining socialists' responses to the independence movement     from John Maclean and Tom Nairn to the Radical Independence Campaign     the authors make the case for supporting independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the problems for socialist strategy in Scotland, providing a picture of what an independent Scotland could be like, beyond the social neoliberalism of the SNP. It lays out the type of policies that could be introduced in the short-to medium term by a left coalition government to begin the process of transforming Scotland.\u003cbr\u003eHow can the economy of a relatively small country be democratized while it still part of the world capitalist system? Key here are questions of external ownership, international trade and the currency. How could Scotland shift away from fossil fuels and reliance on oil to an economy focussed on renewables without sacrificing jobs? Tackling the myth of 'non-racist Scotland' and the question of migration, unionization of the service sector and considering alliances with other currently stateless nations on a similar trajectory, \u003ci\u003eScotland After Britain \u003c\/i\u003esets out the immediate steps which the Yes movement needs to take to win IndyRef2.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631841071262,"sku":"UBD-9781788735810","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781788735810.jpg?v=1774309948","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781788735810","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}