Ungagged Writing

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Mhairi Hunter Tory Party Ungagged Writing

What is the answer to Tory Turmoil Groundhog Day?

November 1, 2022January 12, 2024unsocializedblogComment(0)

Mhairi Hunter: Ungagged asked me to write a wee piece about the current political situation. Where do you even start?

Equality & Inclusion Fascism Human Rights Left Politics LGBTQIAP+ Neil Scott Scotland Trans Rights Ungagged Writing

Scottish Left Forum Stands with LGBTIQA ++ Community.

October 9, 2022December 21, 2022unsocializedblogComment(0)

Neil Scott on why Scottish Left Forum have announced solidarity measures with LGBTIQA people.

John Hall Monarchy Political Philosophy Privilege Ungagged Writing

What is a normal reaction to the death of the Head of State?

September 16, 2022December 19, 2022Possil DudeComment(0)

The death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 has dominated the news headlines since she passed away last week. But the more I sift through social media and the news coverage, the more I’ve been finding the online reaction to be totally out of touch with my day to day experience. I thought, for my […]

Democracy Equality & Inclusion History Media Monarchy Privilege Ungagged Writing

A Royal Cognitive Dissonance

September 12, 2022December 21, 2022unsocializedblogComment(0)

By Jake Murray Not wishing to ignite a stormy debate about the Monarchy, but I would like to venture this: Perhaps it’s because Elizabeth reigned for so long, so I have lived 50 years without a Coronation, there’s a lot of cognitive dissonance for me watching all the rituals and vows going on. I’ve always […]

Equality & Inclusion Media Monarchy Scotland Ungagged Writing

A Royal Cognitive Dissonance…

September 11, 2022December 21, 2022unsocializedblogComment(0)

Brexit Campaigns Climate & Environment Democracy Elections Fascism Immigration Politics of Hate Scotland Scottish Independence Tory Party Trade Unions Ungagged Writing Val Waldron

As Close to Federalism As The Moon

September 7, 2022January 12, 2024Val WaldronComment(0)

If the federalism shills couldn’t see this coming, they really weren’t looking. This move essentially leaves Labour without even the pretence of argument for the reformable UK that we’ve been promised since 2014. We’re as close to federalism as we are to the moon, and thus concludes the centre ground arguments against independence. Take time […]

Climate & Environment Industry Left Politics Maggie Chapman Scottish Greens Ungagged Writing

North East communities must lead Scotland’s Just Transition

July 27, 2022March 23, 2023Possil DudeComment(0)

This last July saw the 34th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, in which 167 people needlessly lost their lives. Workers on two nearby platforms, Claymore and Tartan which pumped to Piper Alpha, could see that the platform they were pumping to was alight. But they had been told never to shut off the oil […]

Brexit Climate & Environment Conspiracy Theories Equality & Inclusion Fascism Human Rights Immigration Media Politics of Hate Scottish Independence Ungagged Writing Val Waldron

Bad Hair and Bad Faith by Val Waldron

July 25, 2022March 23, 2023Val WaldronComment(0)

Populism is all pervasive. It’s amusing…has bad hair and tin-foil hats. It has the Flat Earth Society, Covid Deniers and Chemtrails. It also radicalises people to think that transphobia is about women’s rights, that the pandemic is over, that vicious deportation policies are about targeting people smugglers, that the French and other foreigners are responsible […]