Simone Charlesworth is an Englishwoman who loves living in Glasgow. Writes in order to stop from yelling at strangers in the street and constantly amazed people read it. Old enough to know better. Read her blog Or follow her on twitter
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Marshall Chipped
Marshall Chipped are an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Recent supports with Desert Planes and Lake Komo. New album ‘Time And Distance’ out now. “Alternative psych and electro-rock experimental types” – The Skinny “Packed with clever lyrical narrative and experimental arrangements pinned on well thought out structures” – Little Fire Check them out on […]
The Meaning of Life, Part 1: Cosmic Perspective
This trilogy is not like the Monty Python version, there will actually be more parts. Lots of folks say we need to abandon American exceptionalism. Some, like my Dear Uncle Napoleon, prattle on about British exceptionalism. Today, rather than taking on either of those two comparitively minor annoyances, I hope to kick the shit out […]
The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The 2017 Local Elections
Since 2013 these ‘Hitchhikers’ electoral guides (for both Scotland and Australia) have become a bit of a tradition on my blog. I’ve now covered two Australian federal elections, a European Parliament election, a Westminster general election (No.2 coming soon), a Scottish Parliament election and of course two very different referenda. This will be the first […]
The Artist Taxi Driver
The Artist Taxi Driver says what we are all thinking as he rants in his cab about the evils of austerity and our out of control Tory government. We knew we had to bag him for Ungagged when we realised he hates Tories as much as we do. You can follow him on Twitter, and/or […]
Mark Little
Mark Little is an actor and fake comedian and agitpropagandist. In response to creeping fascism, Mark created The Acid Punch – fake TV for our fake times. You can follow Mark on twitter, follow The Acid Punch on youtube, or on Instagram.
Judge Tories on their Record
Theresa May is in hiding, too scared to appear in public, refusing televised debates, public appearances or questions from the electorate, asking that we judge her on the Tories record instead. So let’s have a look at that. May has been PM for nine months, and during that time she has consistently insisted she is […]
GE17: The Brexit Distraction
And so Theresa May has made yet another u-turn, calling a snap general election just 7 weeks from now, despite promising not to just 4 weeks ago. There has been much speculation over the timing of her announcement, with many saying she has chosen this moment because she is ahead in the polls, and believes […]
Eileen Eddy
Eileen Eddy is a Chinese American computer scientist, writer and activist originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina who came to Eastern Washington to go to high school and later university at Washington State where she received her degrees in Computer Science and English Rhetoric and Composition. Eileen has also written a conference Paper for the College […]
XSLF
‘Back in 2009 I was asked by Chris Monk if I wanted to do some solo gigs supporting the Damned and the Alarm. Having not really thought of it before and after initial worries, I decided to give it a go. It was great and I loved it! Fast forward a few years and Jim […]