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By Karen Orr Our public discourse is a rotting corpse. A pernicious blight infects the way we consume news and understand our society. It is the toxic marriage between the billionaire-owned press baron model and the hunger for anger clickbait. This alliance doesn’t seek to inform; it seeks to inflame, to divide, and ultimately, to […]
By Neil Scott Sometimes crap on the internet becomes an accepted truth. Lies from a particular viewpoint are vehemently, almost violently defended (and this violence HAS spilled over into real life, for example the awful murders of Jo Cox, and David Amess; violence against women; violence against black and Asian people; uneducated anti-semitism and islamophobia, […]
By Jock Mulligan Andor is a fine piece of work, a real look at the grim reality of the whole damn thing. It’s not your usual space opera with a few lads waving light-sticks; this is the story of how the working-class and the oppressed had enough of the boot on their neck. It’s got […]
The backdrop to all of it is laid out very starkly in the first paragraphs. The Nicola Sturgeon story is essentially drenched in personal, familial and societal struggles for hitherto denied opportunities, justice and equality. The Patriarchy will never reach out to feel the truth of this from a woman with a working-class background. Nicola […]
Our occasional contributor Prick Knobinson reports in his own inimitable style the current situation on the state of fascism in the country today. Be prepared for a telling off! Transcript:- Right then, open our ears, shall we? Because this isn’t a jolly jape down the pier, not by a fucking long chalk. This is about […]
It’s been 170 days since I applied for Indefinite Leave to Remain, that’s close to 6 months. What has followed my application has been a long process of bureaucratic nightmares, incompetent contractors and a level of indignity I can’t remember ever feeling in my 36 years alive. Come with me as I take you on […]
This article was originally created for circulation among the Clackmannanshire community in light of an organised campaign to damage public trust in local institutions, and Scottish democracy itself. By Eilidh McIntosh, Freelance OSINT/HUMINT Investigator I will be up front with you. This is a long report. Jump to ‘summary’ if you just want the gory […]
Our own @BikerNeil interviews writer, political commentator & academic Gerry Hassan @GerryHassan GerryHassan.com The tussle between SNP & Labour for Westminster seats in Scotland and the consequences if SNP lose their current “3rd Party” status. The increased MSM coverage of the general election in Scotland compared to previous elections. How have The Reform Party in […]
We knew their names, their faces, their stories. That made us feel connected to them. And that’s a key difference with coverage of refugees, who usually remain a nameless and faceless mass to us. There has been much commentary in the past few days about the difference in media/public perception of the Titan tragedy […]
As for the grass roots, we pull out the tough old weeds and start again. Pick up our movement from where it left off. It’s already happening along the lines of single issues when it comes to protest against buffer zones, GRR threat, climate change, visiting fascists, immigration raids. No need to carry a saltire […]