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Scottish Political Biographies: Rosie Kane.

Rosie Kane: A Life of Passionate Advocacy and Kindness ​Rosemary “Rosie” Kane, born on June 5, 1961, is a former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow Region from 2003 to 2007. ​Rosie Kane’s journey into politics is rooted in her dedication to causes, […]

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Golf: Socialism enclosed and privatised

By Jock Mulligan. The editor wanted to know why I hit a wee ball around a municiple gort. I said, “You want both barrels at once, do you? The socialist soul of the golf ball smashed against the exclusivity of the grand clubhouse, and all of it born on the windswept links of Scotland. That’s […]

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The Musk/Zuckerberg/Bezos Dystopian Novel…

Fucking tech bros; those billionaires who read a bit of sci-fi and think they’re building the future, when really, they’re just building bigger cages. It’s enough to make me fucking spit, for sure. Fucking megalomaniacs, the lot. ​You have your Musks and your Bezoses, don’t you? Raving about Iain M. Banks’ Culture series and how […]

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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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Comment: New Scottish Lefty Party, Anyone..?

By Indybag The Scottish Left coming together is both premature, and to this Indy-lefty, a failure.There have been rumblings of a new vehicle for the ex-Rise and the SWP rump over the past few months, with meetings, cries and whispers. The whispers have been so slight that they included only themselves, and a tiny group […]

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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! – Welcome to Nothing Ever happens…

The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; the situation in Palestine, Starmer on reparations & UK Budget speculation. 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 Podbean […]

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Richie Venton Ungagged “Join the fight for socialist measures…”

Richie Venton, the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on the recently elected “Labour” UK government and it’s ‘direction of travel’. 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 Podbean Facebook Instagram