David McClemont (Twitter: @DavoMc82), Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) and Brian Finlay (@WeeSociologist) discuss the latest events in Scottish and UK politics NEWS – Partygate: The Second Act – Lorna Slater under attack again! – UK Plan to send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda – Did Corbyn cause Labour to lose Scotland? Music by @HippyMuzic Art by @HeathPeaPict […]
Equality & Inclusion
Worldbeat – Javoen Byrd interview, part 2
Part 1 HERE Part 2 of the Javoen Byrd interview. Both the Hawk Foundation and Awodi Drumming push multicultural education as a means of empowerment and Javoen has transformed the lives of black American schoolchildren, prisoners, and others as they learn about their heritage and find a new lease on life. He details some of […]
Talking Sense… The one with Maggie Chapman.
🎙 It’s not your granny’s #WomensHistoryMonth episode! Links to all of our podcasts on Iplayer and RSS Feed HERE. Also on Spotify HERE Join @kat_cary and Erin (@Seunte) as they talk with @MaggieChapman about the limitations of carceral feminism, policing and prison systems as well as discussing why inclusivity is good, actually. #TalkingSense @sensibilityscot
Talking Sense… with Stephen Paton
An especially relevant episode from the @sensibilityscot vault… Last June, Kat, (Kat_cary), Erin (@seunte) spoke with journalist Stephen Paton (@stephenpaton134) about transphobia, the NHS rainbow badge scheme, GRA reform and Pride Month…
Caring for All
Common Weal Launches ‘Caring for All’ – a Blueprint for a Real National Care Service in Scotland…
Talking Sense… Episode 1
New episode! In the first episode since partnering up with the @_Ungagged team, Kat Cary (Twitter: @kat_cary) and Erin Lux (@seunte) mark #LGBTHistoryMonth by talking sense about the importance of representation with @tiecampaign co-founder Jordan Daly (@jcrdandaly).
The Digital Picket, Covid-19, & Unending Precarity
This week, members of the University and College Union (U.C.U.) commenced our latest wave of industrial action, involving ten strike days spread across the next three weeks, encompassing two distinct but deeply interconnected campaigns.
Defend Our Betters.
There is no need to slag the partying, brexiting, hard working Tories.
An Entrepreneur in Scrubs: Myles Parilla on WorldBeat (1/3)
Part 2 HERE Part 3 HERE Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and Americans can’t seem to catch a break as new variants emerge and policy debates over lockdowns, school closures, and vaccine mandates dominate coverage. It’s pretty daunting for folks on the outside as we struggle to keep up with the breakneck pace […]
Jimmy Carr and ‘the Acceptable Face of Racism’
The recent public spotlight on so called ‘dark comedian’ Jimmy Carr’s extreme racist comment about Gypsies (their mass murder apparently being the only aspect of the Holocaust the Nazis got right), is just the latest mining of a deep vein of historical and persistent discrimination concerning Romanies and Gypsy Travellers.