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Israeli Influence in Westminster vs Iranian interference in Indyref… Where’s the evidence?

By Jock Mulligan A chairdean, let us look through the mist of Westminster’s “democracy” to see the machinery of capital and empire at work. These reports from Scottish paper, The National expose a predictable reality: the British state is a playground for foreign capital and state-sponsored lobbying, while it simultaneously weaponizes “national security” to cast […]

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Kevin McKenna’s obsession with Nicola is destroying his legacy and moving him towards Farage.

To read the initial critique of Scottish pro-Palestinian activism that Kevin McKenna has had published in an increasingly desperate Glasgow Herald, is to encounter a portrait sketched in stark caricature: a world where political dissent is merely the affectation of the wealthy, and solidarity a “Brucie Bonus” for the bored bourgeoisie. Yet, history – and […]

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Oversight Committee Releases New Batch of Photos from Epstein Estate

Washington, D.C. – The House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members have released a new set of photographs from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as part of an ongoing effort to ensure public transparency into his activities and associations. ​The release of 19 photos comes from a much larger trove of over […]

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The Scrutiny of Free Speech: Karl Popper and the Paradox of Tolerance.

By Jock Mulligan ​Ah, sure, another big-shot book, another philosopher spinning webs finer than a North Monaghan spider in a bog-hole. Popper – A grand, severe German name, like a shovel hitting stone. And what does he tell us, this man who saw the great world go mad in the 20th century, like a pub […]

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A Campaign of Cruelty: Farage’s Attack on Glasgow’s Children

In a chilling display of political opportunism, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has targeted Glasgow’s schoolchildren in their latest campaign, painting the diversity of languages spoken in the city as “culture smashing.” The focus on children—the most vulnerable members of society—is not just nasty; it’s a deeply creepy and calculated political tactic designed to sow […]