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By Damien Donnelly Tory/Reform No-Show… Almost exactly ten years ago (March 2016), I attended the first ever āLGBTI+ hustingsā for Scottish Parliament elections in Edinburgh. It was at this event that Nicola Sturgeon stated the SNPās intention to reform gender recognition in Scotland, including recognition of non-binary identities. The legalisation of same-sex marriage was just […]
By our Political Correspondent āThe stinking hypocrisy of the Scottish Right is curdling. What we are witnessing today with Reform UK in Scotland is not a political movement: it is a grotesque capitalist circus. It is a pantomime of the powerful, orchestrated by a multi-millionaire Baron to silence anyone who does not fit the corporate […]
By our Political Correspondent. There is a chill settling over the Danube that has nothing to do with the spring air. As the people of Hungary prepare to head to the polls this coming Sunday, 12 April 2026, they aren’t just choosing a government. They are deciding whether the concept of truth still has a […]
By Damien Donnelly A great deal of political discourse involves calling out hypocrisy and thereās no doubt that this is important, as long as itās rooted in fact. It would be ludicrous for us not to point out that Nigel Farageās wife is an immigrant and two of his children hold dual citizenship, with German […]
Jock Mulligan on ’70’s Sci-fi masterpieces we ignore at our peril” āI have been sittinā here in the house with Dave lashing against the glass and the wind howling like a banshee through the eaves, for these November to April storms seem to have become the new normal as the world is titim-ing toward the […]
āby our Political Correspondent There is a particular kind of chill that settles over the soul when the machinery of war and the ledgers of a private healthcare system begin to merge. We are talking about the commodification of our most intimate secrets, the records of our births, our cancers, and our mental collapses, and […]
By Val Waldron The gang were there, cheering on the big screen appearances of themselves and their pals. At the end a massive chant of Refugees are welcome here. I always thought applause in cinemas was a bit unnecessary, but it wasn’t, I did it, for them, the community activists. I played a bit-part that […]
“The news emerging today regarding the latest victory by Scotlandās largest and most formidable teaching union is a staggering testament to the power of collective action. It is a reminder of what happens when we refuse to be silenced and instead stand together as the singular, strongest voice for educators in Scotland. āThe headline is […]
By feminist reviewer. š¹ Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary “Inside the Manosphere” is being praised for some for shining a light on a disturbing current issue. I watched it. I wasn’t reassured. I was troubled. And not just by the men in it. šš¼ It adds nothing new to what journalists, academics, and women’s organisations […]
By Ungagged’s Political Correspondent. Standing on the corner of Union Street in Glasgow today, you areĀ greeted by the acrid, lingering scent of scorched timber and the sight of a hollowed-out, once beautiful Victorian landmark. The fire that tore through that building on Sunday, 8 March 2026, just a stoneās throw from the teeming platforms […]