David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with Kat Cary @kat_cary and Connor Beaton @cdbeaton. This week’s topics; Partygate Report, Labour Green Energy strategy, SNP unveil Scottish Constitution, Wildcats in the Cairngorms. Music The Cundeez, Skeem Life
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Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 – Ep 6 – Baptism of Napalm
Hosted by Neil Anderson @BikerNeil with Kat Cary @Kat_Cary & David McClemont @DavoMc82 This week’s topics; SNP continuing woes, Big News Protests, The tories, The Coronation. Music by The Wakes; Never Again
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 – Ep 5
David McClemont host with Brian Finlay & Rachael Horwitz. Discussions this week on; Sabotaged vegetable garden for refugees, MOD Secret Nuclear Safety reports, Fallout (no pun intended) from President Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland (North & Republic), Liz Truss & Douglas Ross – who is the most deluded? Music – Wake Up America (Ban the […]
Holyrude Season 5 – Ep 3 – The Kakapo Parrot Edition
Hosted by Neil Anderson @bikerneil with guests Jen Bell @rightsandroses and Peter McColl @PeterMcColl Topics: Humza Yousaf’s Cabinet & 1st FMQs Margaret Ferrier & Covid UK Immigration polices, military camps & restraining children Rosebank Oil Field & net zero measures Music: Dillion – The Devil is Innocent
The Grass was Greener by Val Waldron
As for the grass roots, we pull out the tough old weeds and start again. Pick up our movement from where it left off. It’s already happening along the lines of single issues when it comes to protest against buffer zones, GRR threat, climate change, visiting fascists, immigration raids. No need to carry a saltire […]
Holyrude Ungagged Nicola Resigns Special
Holyrude regulars Brian & David discuss with Holyrude irregulars Kat & Neil the totally unexpected notice of resignation of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Holyrude Season 4 Ep 12
This episode is led by Brian with Debra & David. Last week’s question time, teacher’s pay claim and enforced changing of energy meters.
Five Radical Books Coming in Early 2023 by Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell
As we close out a year in which many incredible texts were published, this brief article notes a few examples of what’s to come in the New Year. Taken from a range of publishers, each listing is considered in terms of what new insights, understandings and inspirations these new contributions might bring to the left […]
Holyrude Podcast – Season 4 – Episode 9
This week’s pod includes discussions & passion on: The Get Me Home Safely campaign & Trade Unions, Scottish Parliament GRR bill, fallout from “Where are you really from?”, striking workers and the reason behind why they are striking. With David, Beth Douglas & Ungagged’s Brian Finlay. Music by Edith – Sister Ghost
Nuala Dickson Blogs – Theories & Politics of Social Justice
Economic reform key in tackling child poverty post-pandemic It is an injustice that global child poverty levels soared to approximately 1.2 billion during the COVID-19 outbreak (UNICEF, 2020), while the wealth of the top 1% doubled (Oxfam, 2020). The other 99% of the population have people power: our togetherness can make a difference. By dismantling […]