Whilst the debates in Scotland were a very welcome sign of political engagement, we should be cautious about the nature and the extent of that engagement

Reflecting on the Scottish independence referendum, Mary Evans asks whether the politics of localism are sufficient to challenge neoliberal policies. She writes that what is clear is that a lot of people care a great deal about the neoliberal assault on the public sector, but we do not all have that sense of shared political identity which allows us to create a viable and effective sense of political solidarity.