“THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS” Mhairi Black Slams Jacob Rees-Mogg In an exclusive interview with LeftUngagged Mhairi Black labels Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg as “dangerous” and described his views as “vile”. The SNP MP accused Mogg of spreading British Nationalist rhetoric that had emboldened racists up and down the country. Jacob Rees-Mogg is a prominent Brexiteer […]
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The Trumpist Welly Boot, Dog Walking Into Fascism
Get your free Dump Trump placards here The Trumpist Welly Boot, Dog Walking Into Fascism Walking my dog this morning in a suburban Scottish park, I got into an argument about the UK visit of the President of the United States. How fascism spreads – it seems to hit the middle class dog owners first. The person I […]
CHEQUERS: THE LAST DAYS OF MAY
CHEQUERS: THE LAST DAYS OF MAY Disunity, disloyalty and hundred-foot-high turnstiles on the Irish Border The inside scoop on what really happened at that fateful meeting at Chequers BREXIT DEBATE. CHEQUERS. FRIDAY 6th JULY 2018 (There is general hubbub and conversation around the table) PM Yes thank you everyone, thank you for […]
Strong, Stable, and Unavailable
The Secretary of State for Scotland, David (Fluffy) Mundell, the sort of guy who eats crumbs out his beard and happily shares a front bench with homophobes whilst hailing his own gay credentials, has somehow been magically elevated to a higher status than the democratically elected First Minister of Scotland. Let’s break down the […]
The DUP #TheLads
The two major parties in contemporary Northern Ireland politics are the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin. The DUP are now running England, and Sinn Féin are the main Opposition party in the Republic of Ireland. Neither are in government in Northern Ireland. In terms of introduction to the bizarre world of politics in the […]
Spin Cycle
Spin Cycle, Part 2What Are We Going To Do!?!Before I start there is something I have to explain, which is that ‘Spin Cycle, Part 1’ was written, and recorded for the podcast, on the 22 May, mere hours before the Manchester bombing. Obviously a great deal has happened in the campaign since then. I think […]
Judge Tories on their Record
Theresa May is in hiding, too scared to appear in public, refusing televised debates, public appearances or questions from the electorate, asking that we judge her on the Tories record instead. So let’s have a look at that. May has been PM for nine months, and during that time she has consistently insisted she is […]
The Tories Go Full Fash
Since Theresa May’s undemocratic coronation, she has tried to style herself as a centrist – with worker’s rights and equality at heart. During the party conference, however, it has become clear she either doesn’t care that that mask is slipping or – more likely – she thinks the entire British electorate is as thick as […]
Brexit Turns Up Heat In Belfast
Today, power-sharing collapsed in Northern Ireland. And nobody noticed. They’ll notice soon enough, though. The British prime minister, Theresa May, has made a solitary visit to her westernmost outpost in her half-year in the job. Even then, she didn’t give the impression that she had much of a grasp on affairs in those six counties. […]