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The political entity currently known as Reform UK presents itself as a radical departure from the established order, yet a closer inspection reveals it to be a rebranding of the most regressive elements of British political history. It is the ideological heir to the hard-right Thatcherism of the 1980s and the exclusionary nationalism of Enoch […]
By Sam Hamad By voting SNP today, or Green in the English local elections, or our comrades in Plaid Cymru in Wales, you’re voting against everything the sordid, filthy, pathetic Labour Party stand for. Here’s a quick rundown of Labour’s record of shame: Supported the Tory Hard Brexit Stifled any progressive conversation on rejoining the […]
Voice 1: Richie Venton, representing the Scottish Socialist Party, delivers a passionate call to action for the upcoming elections. He urges voters to choose the SSP on the list vote (the peach-colored form) to elect a team of “socialist fighters” dedicated to representing the millions, not the millionaires. Voice 2: Maggie Chapman emphasizes that […]
By Indybag The career of Tommy Sheridan is a study in how to torch your own legacy. We’ve seen him rise from a cell during the anti-poll tax riots to the heights of the Scottish Parliament, only to end up as a perennial figure of controversy. Once known for his oratorical fire and an apparently […]
By Neil Scott Back in 2018 when I spoke at a NECE conference about my journey from the partitioned landscapes of Ireland to the streets of Glasgow, I was thinking about how borders act as psychological -and physical – fences. I argued that our job as educators is to help young people climb over those […]
By our Political Correspondent It began not with a grand manifesto or a flurry of corporate white papers, but with a humble sandwich shop in the heart of Edinburgh. In 2012, Josh Littlejohn and Alice Thompson looked at the jagged edges of our society and decided that “business as usual” was no longer an […]
It wasn’t quite the reaction I expected to my comment; So, Thatcher’s deid at last. The polite response that evening of 8th April 2013 could be summed up by a gently dismissive nod and patronising grimace. It told me what I already knew, that the death of this elderly person in the advanced […]
By Damien Donnelly Tory/Reform No-Show… Almost exactly ten years ago (March 2016), I attended the first ever ‘LGBTI+ hustings’ for Scottish Parliament elections in Edinburgh. It was at this event that Nicola Sturgeon stated the SNP’s 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. 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 there’s no doubt that this is important, as long as it’s rooted in fact. It would be ludicrous for us not to point out that Nigel Farage’s wife is an immigrant and two of his children hold dual citizenship, with German […]