April is an organiser at the National Union of Workers, Victoria, and former staffer to Scottish Labour MSP Malcolm Chisholm. She worked on the 2015 Corbyn leadership campaign and has worked with various campaign groups and think tanks, including Labour friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME), the Fabian Society where she was assistant […]
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Moggy, Trump and Wave Yer Wullie…
Available FREE on iTunes and Podbean This is the first instalment of our March 19 Pod. We have three contributors; Debra Torrance on “Jacob Rees Mogg’s penis jokes and the impending Brexit apocalypse. Is nuclear annihilation better than Brexit? Least it’s nice and sunny 🙂 wave a wullie under a Snapchat filter.” Ola from Ola’s Kool Kitchen on […]
The Insanity of Brexit debates
Originally published in International Green Socialist The Insanity of Brexit debates. Forward The Marxist method of rising from the abstract to the concrete, concerns the construction of conceptual models (theory) which correspond to things which have material existence. In the political sphere of course, we are concerned with human social practices. Practices of course are […]
Open Letter From #ResistBrasil Scotland
ResistBrasil Scotland writes an open letter to the international community, this group of women took action as soon as Bolsonaro was elected into power.
To be or not to be friends with a Tory
John McDonnell MP sparked a political row when he said he would find it hard to be friends with a Tory because of the impact of Tory policies on his constituents. I completely understand why he said it and I agree with him. This something we aren’t really supposed to say, so let me explain […]
Outlaw King – Spoiler* Free Review (*almost)
As spoiler free as a historical biopic can get. It was worth the wait! I had stayed up late planning to watch Outlaw King for an early morning review, however by 2am, it still wasn’t available and I fell asleep. As soon as I opened my eyes, I was ready for some Chris Pine as […]
In Defence (sort of) of the Harlequin Ladybird
As one publicity slogan goes: ‘Everyone loves a ladybird’. Well, if we do, it is surely time to give them a little thought and care. A nineteenth century ‘Ladybird, ladybird’ children’s nursery rhyme from Dorset runs: Laedy-bird! Leady-bird! Vlee away home,Your house is a-vire, your children will burn. In some ways, the whole world is […]
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Norsemen – spoiler free review
So another binge on Netflix, another new series to explore. I had seen Norsemen advertised for a while but I was put off thinking it was a rip-off Vikings. Oh, how wrong I was. I started watching the first season only a couple of days ago. I was instantly drawn into the comic acting along […]
NEW BLOW TO SSP AS NATIONAL SECRETARY RESIGNS FROM PARTY
The Scottish Socialist Party suffered yet another set back as their National Secretary, Connor Beaton, sensationally quit the party on Saturday due to “serious political shortcomings” within the organisation, and accusations that the left wing party’s internal democracy is “fundamentally broken”. Mr Beaton defended his record as National Secretary, since being elected 18 months […]