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Richie Venton Ungagged! Episode 6, “For a Fair, Green Place…”

  SSP Trades Union Organiser, Richie Venton on transforming Scotland into a fair, green place… Music: The Kara Sea Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765

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Election Balls…

by Willie Millars Moustache… It is quite a feat for the tories to take everyone by surprise, including themselves but they managed it. I assumed the thieving bastards would hang on to January to squeeze the very last penny out of the public purse and plant as many landmines and bear traps as possible. But […]

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Holyrude Ungagged Season 7 Episode 3 “Where Does Contra Come From?”

David and Connor discuss; – New Scottish Cabinet – Is Uk Labour undermining Scottish Labour? – Nefarious Tory plans for Scotland – English Water Contaminated by parasites! Music: James King and the Lone Wolves.

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Entitlement

When will the penny drop that No-one is entitled to our votes, that we need politicians with an ear to the ground, not the right wing. When I think of the years 2013/14 I think of one of those Penny Pusher machines from amusement arcades, representative of voters and members tumbling like freed coins from […]

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Holyrude Ungagged – Season 6 Episode 11 “Better Late Than Never”

This week Host David McClemont (@DavoMc82) is joined by Val Waldron (@scribblingval) and Cllr Sophie Traynor  (@STrayn0r) to discuss; – The Royals Steal Money From The Dead – The Continuing Tory Circus at Westminster – The Closure of Grangemouth Oil Refinery – The Scottish Parliament Voting For a Ceasefire in Gaza

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Dreaming in Green by Val Waldron

Not a week goes by in Scottish politics when the decision to vote No in 2014 does not rear its ugly head. November 2023, the Scottish Broadcasting Company reports growing unrest south of the border. Massive crowds are gathering daily outside Westminster, demanding an end to Tory rule, following emergency legislation allowing the  General Election […]

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Five Radical Books Coming in Early 2023 by Luke Ray Di Marco Campbell

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 […]

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Holyrude Episode 4.4 – “Xtra Long Yin”

David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Beth Douglas (@pickle_bee) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – Sunak Unveils New Cabinet – Gender Recognition Act Passes First Parliamentary Vote – Diphtheria Outbreak at Asylum Processing Centre – Just Stop Oil Protests Music by @HippyMuzic Art by @HeathPeaPict Edited by @HeathPeaPict

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As Close to Federalism As The Moon

If the federalism shills couldn’t see this coming, they really weren’t looking. This move essentially leaves Labour without even the pretence of argument for the reformable UK that we’ve been promised since 2014. We’re as close to federalism as we are to the moon, and thus concludes the centre ground arguments against independence.  Take time […]

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Interview with Glasgow City Councillors – Pt 1 – Elaine Gallagher – SGP

Interview by Neil Anderson. Part 1 of 3 with GCC Councillors. This first one with Scottish Green Party Councillor Elaine Gallagher. With two music tracks. Firstly – The Wakes – The Battle of George Square and part way through Voxken – Crystal Eyes.