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Five Election Voices

Voice 1: ​Richie Venton, representing the Scottish Socialist Party, delivers a passionate call to action for the upcoming elections. He urges voters to choose the SSP on the list vote (the peach-colored form) to elect a team of “socialist fighters” dedicated to representing the millions, not the millionaires.   Voice 2: Maggie Chapman emphasizes that […]

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Kneecap Irish Goodbye – poetry that breathes, swears, and cries…

By Neil Scott Watching Kneecap’s eloquent, beautiful short film, Irish Goodbye felt less like watching a music video and more like delving into my own grief and facing the void left by a parent’s death. Therapy, in a way. Seeing someone else’s grief, and understanding we aren’t alone. ​As someone who grew up surrounded by […]

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Socialism on Trial: A Masterclass in Revolution

​a book review by Jock Mulligan. Éist now, for at the time of writing I’ve been sat here in the house with the rain lashing against the busted double glazing and the wind howling like a banshee. In the boredom of the dreadful spring weather, I smaoinigh-ed on what was happening in America as the […]