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As a Trans Woman, I am terrified to join the current campaign in the by-election for an Edinburgh City Councillor in Corstorphine; I am terrified of leaving my house and when I do, I am deeply afraid that I will not return home again, because of the high level of hate against Trans People. And […]
Kat and Erin are joined by Connor Beaton to talk about republicanism in Scotland. Links Scottish Parliament Petition: https://petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE1998 Common Sense by Thomas Paine: https://lighthousebookshop.com/book/9780199538003 The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes by Zoë Playdon: https://lighthousebookshop.com/book/9781526619143 Out for Independence Welcomes Zoë Playdon for LGBTQ+ History Month: https://youtu.be/b27nNZ4mwfY Want to learn more? Connor’s work: https://connorbeaton.scot Our Republic: […]
Holyrude regulars Brian & David discuss with Holyrude irregulars Kat & Neil the totally unexpected notice of resignation of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
This episode is led by Brian with Debra & David. Last week’s question time, teacher’s pay claim and enforced changing of energy meters.
All the latest on Scottish Politics January 2023. – Zahawi tax cheat – UK Gov overrule GRR – Sunak no seatbelt
By Neil Scott During my first year living as a mature student in Scotland in a breeze block built room in the University of Stirling in early 1994, we crowded around the only TV in our corridor. It was owned by a working class Scot, Gary. On the flickering, fuzzy screen (the aerial being one […]
As someone who was not as academically gifted, I was lucky enough to have parents who are both creatives in their own ways, who capitalised my creative successes and pushed me towards what I was naturally more drawn to. I then ironically in a state of teenage middle-class angst rebelled against art in the most […]
As we close out a year in which many incredible texts were published, this brief article notes a few examples of what’s to come in the New Year. Taken from a range of publishers, each listing is considered in terms of what new insights, understandings and inspirations these new contributions might bring to the left […]
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 […]
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 […]