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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.
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 […]
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 […]
By our Education Correspondent. When summer ends, its time for inservices… another meeting, another PowerPoint. The senior management team stands at the front of the staff room, clicking through slides filled with “inspirational” Brene Brown quotes about daring to lead and leaning into vulnerability. It is hard to feel vulnerable when mid November, the leaking […]
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. At the time of writing the polls are barely open, but by the end of the Summer it’s quite likely, according to polls and pundits, that Burnham will be PM. If Successful in Makerfield today, every indication is that he will be putting his shoulder to the […]
Glasgow City Unison held a demo at 40 John St entrance to Glasgow City Chambers at 7pm on Thursday the 28th of May. There were a number of speakers including Unison workers & members plus EIS Glasgow LA Secretary. The reason for the demo was because of the increasing violence directed at all staff in […]
This was the best Glasgow May Day I have ever been to and I’ve been to quite a few and been part of Glasgow Trades Council Exec for a good number of years. A wee bit of extra walking at the moment as George Sq is being refurbished where the march has started ‘for ever’, […]
“The news emerging today regarding the latest victory by Scotland’s largest and most formidable teaching union is a staggering testament to the power of collective action. It is a reminder of what happens when we refuse to be silenced and instead stand together as the singular, strongest voice for educators in Scotland. The headline is […]
By Ungagged’s Political Correspondent. Standing on the corner of Union Street in Glasgow today, you are greeted by the acrid, lingering scent of scorched timber and the sight of a hollowed-out, once beautiful Victorian landmark. The fire that tore through that building on Sunday, 8 March 2026, just a stone’s throw from the teeming platforms […]
By our Education Correspondent. I have taught in schools in Ireland, England and Scotland for over thirty years (Scotland for just over 20 of those). I have worked at management level; but for the past ten years, have returned to the classroom as it is my passion. I feel the upcoming EIS industrial action on […]