On our road to Independence it is necessary to engage with previous No voters in a respectful and intuitive manner. Pointless arguing and branding of the other as “Nawbags” and several other derogatory terms harm our chances to converting people such as I was to the Yes campaign. This vocabulary and approach will only result […]
Month: March 2017
Ungagged on the Campaign for Scottish Independence
Ungagged is a podcast from the left, based in Scotland, but like many media outlets we have editorial from across the world. We started Ungagged with two aims. One- as a forum for a wide range of commentators across the left to give their views without prejudice. And two to ensure, in the mix of […]
Lest We Forget… The Clydebank Blitz
It is 9pm in Scotland as I write this. Seventy five years ago the air raid sirens were beginning to sound in Clydebank… Lest We Forget… The Clydebank Blitz
Loud Women
Available FREE on iTunes and Podbean On this International Womens Day special of Ungagged, we’ll hear from Amber Daniels on the progress of women’s rights, and why International Women’s Day is still needed, Ruth Hopkins with a #NoDAPL update, Debra Torrance with a Dear John letter, and Ruth McAteer on women finding their voices. Nick Durie will be speaking about women […]
Teresa Durran
Teresa’s life is built on the four cornerstones of politics, music, cricket and cake. Being the daughter of immigrants has entirely informed her world and political view, and she has consequently always instinctively rooted (and occasionally fought) for the underdog, the outsider and the ‘other’. She is left leaning but non party political, and is […]