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A Hill to Die On by Val Waldron

“The political and media exploitation of an under-resourced NHS and the scapegoating of our Health Secretary for political gain undermines the real need for cross party work towards progress. Let’s hope that the newly formed Long-Covid Inquiry group is well intentioned. We cannot afford to take our eye off the ball when it concerns the […]

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Our GRA is none of Westminster’s Business

Doesn’t matter what your opinion on the legislation is, but the British government are once again openly subverting Scottish democracy.  It’s entirely linked to them stripping us of our self-determination, as they are doing with judicial backing. This is tyranny, make no mistake. It isn’t, thank god, the type that involves violent repression, but now […]

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Talking Sense: Gender Recognition Reform Special Ep 3.4

There is no trans person elected to the Scottish Parliament, so no one voting on GRR legislation will be directly effected by that decision. This episode gives voice to trans people – those who want to get a Gender Recognition Certificate and those who will still not be able to because they are non-binary. Their […]

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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

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Holyrude Episode 4.6 – “My Milkshake Brings All The Fash To The Yard”

David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Cal Johnston-Dempsey (@caldemps) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – Eton Pupils Abuse State School Pupils At Farage Speech – Chancellor Delivers Autumn Statement – Stephen Fry Claims Neutrality In Transphobia Debate – Labour Claim They Will Abolish The House of Lords Music […]

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The War on Being Trans Must Stop!

by Amber Roberts Gender Critics believe that Trans Women aren’t Women as strongly as we believe that Trans Women Are Women, no matter what anyone tells them to the contrary. On both sides of this we have people making threats, shouting abuse and being hateful in general. This behaviour needs to stop on both sides, […]

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Holyrude – Season 4 – Ep 5 – Politics of the jungle.

Holyrude pod talks with Talking Sense’s Kat Cary – co-convenor of SNP Socialists on; tiredness, Keir Starmer on mums.net, Larkhall, Mat Hancock on I’m a Celeb’ and of course Scottish politics. Kat asks in the pod for people with experience of living as a trans person in Scotland to submit a 3 to 5 minute […]

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Holyrude Episode 4.2 – “The Pod Before The Storm”

David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Kat Cary (@kat_cary) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – Scottish Green Party Suspend ties with Green Party of England & Wales –  Over 330,000 Deaths Linked To Tory Austerity – Chancellor Sacked! – Labour & Tories Compete To Bash Immigrants Music by […]