Editorial policy of Democratic Green Socialist online magazine

The Democratic Green Socialist (DGS) is an online monthly magazine written and produced by socialists and progressives based in Scotland. The DGS aims to be an educational and discursive tool for all progressive left activists looking for ways to challenge the status quo and change society.

We aim to provide a broad range of articles and features regularly covering current political issues, red-green socialism, red sky thinking, national and international issues, as well as science, philosophy and the arts. Although we hope the general ideas and ethos of Democratic Green Socialism will shine clearly through, it is our intention to promote free thinking and not a ‘party’ line. Consequently, authored articles may, but do not necessarily, reflect the view of the DGS group as a whole.

We invite our readers to comment on the huge majority of articles in the magazine. Occasionally, for reasons of decorum or politics, we reserve the right to carry features without a comments section. Normally, however, the widest and most free discussion possible will be encouraged. For our comments policy see below.

Although, naturally, the majority of our contributions will come from members and sympathisers of the Democratic Green Socialist group, in the spirit of openness and fraternal debate within the left we welcome articles /submissions from any quarter that may be suitable for this magazine to democraticgreensocialist@talktalk.net. All editorial rights are reserved and the Editors decision on publication is final.

It is our policy to correct any factual errors that may occur as soon as they are brought to our attention. Again, please contact the Editors at the e-mail address above.

Interactive Content / Comments policy

DGS welcomes the views of its readers on all articles and topics, including robust disagreement and criticism. We seek and welcome lively comments sections. We expect our family of readers to behave in a comradely way and to treat each other with respect. We will moderate comments in a way that a Chair moderates a meeting. Bad behaviour stifles debate. It infringes upon others right to freedom of speech. Well argued comment enlightens and takes discussions forward.

Consequently, and in line with our founding statement, we will delete comments which are racist, homophobic, sexist, or derogatory to other posters. Comments the moderator judges to be illegal will also be deleted.

Where the Moderator considers it to be a borderline case we will contact posters by e-mail and ask them to self-moderate their comment.

Finally, while erring on the side of open debate, we also retain the right to delete comments by “trolls”, i.e. those people whose purpose is to impede debate and who post comments with no regard to the subject matter of debate, but whose sole purpose and intention is the baiting of other posters.