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Janis & Graham – Update on the world!

  The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson & Graham Campbell discuss; Russell Brand, US Mid Terms, Israel Elections, possible UK early election, UK slavery & reparations. Producer & Sound Editor – Neil Anderson 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 […]

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Richie Venton: The Crisis in Higher Ed: Solidarity, Strikes, and Scotland’s Universities

Over recent months, picket lines across Scotland—particularly at Glasgow Caledonian University—have seen incredible resilience from teaching and support staff fighting back against the threat of compulsory redundancies. ​In this episode, Richie Venton explores why these strikes are happening, examining the deep financial mismanagement, soaring international student fees, and a corporate university model that prioritizes profits […]

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Janis & Graham Ungagged – SNP Conference & More.

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson & Graham Campbell discuss; the policy announcements from the SNP Conference, including; Anti-Racism measures, backwards move on climate change with Jackdaw approval, possible rearrangements of Councils and moves for promoting Independence. World affairs are also discussed. Right wing politicians starting to loose out in elections; Brazil, Hungary, etc.   […]

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Richie Venton: Was Burnham’s Speech ACTUALLY Socialist?

Richie Venton, National Trade Union Organizer for the Scottish Socialist Party, analyzes Andy Burnham’s Labour government and incoming Chancellor John Healey’s fiscal plans. For quick access to new podcasts, search for Ungagged! on your podcast provider. All Ungagged Podcasts are available HERE. You can also find our podcasts on Podbean, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

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Janis & Graham Ungagged – “Not much happened” this summer!

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson & Graham Campbell discuss; Janis’s verbal postcard from the Middle East, the Palestine crisis – inc’ UN, Ed Sheeran & Burham, SNP programme for government and Glasgow City Council equal pay crisis.   Producer & Sound Editor – Neil Anderson Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. […]

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Richie Venton: Glasgow City Council’s Fire-and-Rehire Disgrace

Richie Venton on Worker Solidarity and Equal Pay. Over 23,000 workers in Glasgow City Council received emails on September 24 informing them of potential dismissal and rehire under terms dictated by the employer. In 2006, a Labour-run council introduced a pay and benefits review that led to rampant wage discrimination against women workers, costing millions […]

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Scottish Anti-Fascists, Unite!

By Indybag Fascists are in Government in Germany. Allow that to sink in. Fascists are rallying in the UK- their conferences are attracting big business. Fascists are sporadically rampaging through our city streets. The left need to help fight back. Socialism is LESS likely- and will be a very dangerous outlook to have – in […]

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Farage’s Toff: James Orr- fund raiser for the far right.

James Orr is a far right, Class Warrior for the rich. John Medhurst traces his career. Because the UK’s fearless media probably won’t report much on this guy beyond that James Orr is/was “Farage’s chief policy advisor”, which is to say Reform’s Head of Policy, and that he liked the sound of easy cash that […]

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Rinse and Repeat against Racism by Val Waldron

 The quote attributed to Mark Twain ‘History does not repeat itself but it often rhymes’ allows us to see the parallels between the 60’s and 70s and today but accept and analyse the differences. We can rewrite history. We have to. On the day that Glasgow Film Theatre showed the 2019 Rock against Racism documentary […]