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Scottish Independence Parties: Labour’s Pandering to Farage is Paving the Way for the Far Right to Roll in Fascism

By our Political Correspondent The Scottish Yes Parties have issued  blistering warnings that Labour’s increasingly harsh rhetoric on immigration, refugees, and asylum is doing nothing but fuelling a dangerous lurch to the right in Westminster, directly benefiting the far-right agenda of Nigel Farage. The SNP, Scottish Greens and SSP have reiterated that ​instead of tackling […]

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Notes 2: New York heralds the New Realism

Kathy O’Connor on Mamdani’s victory. It is an occupational hazard for anyone interested in American politics to become overwhelmed by rhetoric. The national conversation is so often conducted in italics and capital letters—TREASON, LOW-IQ, DEEP STATE—that the essential banality of governance, the stuff that determines whether your rent goes up or your subway runs on […]

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Indybag: The Welsh Result Shows we can Defeat Reform

Edited 12.35 to include news of Scottish Green Party defections to Your Party. The results of yesterday’s by-election in Wales and the recent clarity from Scotland send a powerful, unifying message: the only credible way to defeat the far-right is through a confident, mobilised progressive movement. This isn’t just about tactical voting; it’s about political […]

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Dave Coull: 2025 Radical Independence will Fight!

Folks involved in the Radical Independence Campaign have been having some discussions relating to our attitudes towards the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2026, including (because it’s a supposedly “new” factor) the “left” party being set up by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, its implications for Scotland, for Scottish self-determination, and for RIC. Corbyn was, […]

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Will Corbyn/Sultana/SWP save Scotland?

No, says Neil Scott. The Corbyn project/party is a split in a London based party (new New new Labour) built around a London based interim leadership. It has become necessary because of a shift in politics that has spiralled out of the control of liberals in England. “Nationalist” capital, via Farage’s empty vessel, has radicalised […]

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Janis & Graham – Ungagged! – Sad & Terrifying Events

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; Riots in Ballymena, Hamilton MSP By-Election, the Middle East and Sir Geoff Palmer. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media-  https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple […]

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Janis & Graham – Ungagged! – Somebody needs to say it and it’s going to be us!

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; SNP Candidate Nominations for Holyrood 2026 (inc’ our Graham himself!), Israel Genocide & Gaza obliteration & the fortunes of Labour in office. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media-  https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to […]

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Richie Venton – Ungagged! – Warnings from Trumpism

Richie Venton, the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on Trumpism and why we need an Anti_Austerity Scottish People’s Budget. Linking the US Republican/Trump views on running a country & measures in Labour’s recent UK budget. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media-  https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find […]

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Janis & Graham Ungagged! – Graham solo in Washington DC

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenor, Graham Campbell with a short piece on the USA Presidential election from Washington DC on Thursday 7th November. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media-  https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts […]