David Jamieson

Glasgow

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Articles

Trump’s Protectionist Turn Is a Death Blow for Neoliberalism

3 weeks ago | jacobin.com | David Jamieson

In the view of the reeling old neoliberal establishments, Donald Trump increasingly appears as the pure negation of their project. Some of his ideological outriders are happy to present him in similar terms. Yet Trump’s new regime actually exemplifies many of the features that have come to define the neoliberal era. Consider the prominence of sympathetic billionaires in and around the new court.
Schrödinger cat states of a nuclear spin qudit in silicon - Nature Physics

Jan 14, 2025 | nature.com | Xi Yu |Benjamin Wilhelm |Danielle Holmes |Martin Nurizzo |Anders Kringhøj |Alexander M. Jakob | +9 more

AbstractHigh-dimensional quantum systems are a valuable resource for quantum information processing. They can be used to encode error-correctable logical qubits, which has been demonstrated using continuous-variable states in microwave cavities or the motional modes of trapped ions. For example, high-dimensional systems can be used to realize ‘Schrödinger cat’ states, which are superpositions of widely displaced coherent states that can be used to illustrate quantum effects at large scales.
Alex Salmond, a Nationalist in the Age of Globalization

Oct 17, 2024 | jacobin.com | David Jamieson

The leader of the dominant Scottish National Party (SNP) for two decades, Scotland’s first minister for seven years, and leader of the campaign for independence in 2014, Alex Salmond was the distinguished political figure of his generation. The longtime SNP leader was despised in his own lifetime by some in Westminster circles, and even more in Scotland’s own decaying Unionist establishment.
Israel & Scotland: Popular pressure forced relations to break

Sep 9, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | David Jamieson

A breakdown in relations between Israel & Scotland shows a shift in Palestine solidarity Rising solidarity with Gaza disrupted the Scottish government's relations with Israel. But politicians will likely try to reverse it, writes David Jamieson. At the SNP conference last week, Angus Robertson, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, said he was “profoundly sorry” that "any impression was given of any normalisation with the Israeli Government".
Popular pressure forced relations to break

Sep 8, 2024 | newarab.com | David Jamieson

At the SNP conference last week, Angus Robertson, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs, said he was "profoundly sorry" that "any impression was given of any normalisation with the Israeli Government". Robertson's act of self-abasement before irate party members was intended to draw a line under the scandal which engulfed the Scottish Government after he met Daniela Grudsky, the Deputy Ambassador for Israel to the UK.
Why the Reformation Matters

Apr 15, 2024 | jacobin.com | David Jamieson

In 1847, Karl Marx wrote, “In our own day we are approaching an era of revolution analogous to that of the sixteenth century.” Three years later, in 1850, Friedrich Engels would address the failures of the 1848 revolutions by writing a pamphlet about the peasant war in Germany — the high point of class struggle in the […]
Prudential: members of VAT groups beware!

Apr 10, 2024 | taxjournal.com | David Jamieson |Heather Self |David Whiscombe |Carrie Rutland

Prudential: members of VAT groups beware! © Copyright LexisNexis 2024. All rights reserved. 10 April 2024 Speed read The Court of Appeal released its judgment in Prudential on 26 March 2024. It held that when commercial activities take place among members of the same VAT group, VAT becomes chargeable if payment is made after the parties are no longer part of the VAT group.
We Need a Marxist Account That Can Make Sense of Europe’s Reformation

Dec 16, 2023 | jacobin.com | David Jamieson

In 1844, Karl Marx wrote: “In our own day we are approaching an era of revolution analogous to that of the sixteenth century.” Six years later, in 1850, Marx’s comrade Friedrich Engels would address the failures of the 1848 revolutions by writing a pamphlet about the peasant war in Germany — the high point of class struggle in the Reformation era.
The cracks in the establishment are laid bare by the movement for Gaza

Nov 8, 2023 | counterfire.org | David Jamieson

This article was originally published on the ConterIn just a month, the movement against the attack on Gaza has grown to be the largest wave of Palestine solidarity in British history, galvanising a new generation, disorientating official politics, and drawing an ugly backlash from the press and governing elites. We can take a quick and non-exhaustive inventory of the achievements of the movement so far.
March for Gaza: Palestine need you

Oct 17, 2023 | counterfire.org | David Jamieson

This article was originally published on the ConterFor the past week, the leaders of the Israeli state and armed forces have stalled on the brink of a ground invasion of Gaza. The sheer scale of the mobilisation for war, and the stakes now attached to this invasion – declared by the Isreali Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to be the annexation of territory in Gaza – means that stepping back from the brink is not in contemplation.