We knew their names, their faces, their stories. That made us feel connected to them. And that’s a key difference with coverage of refugees, who usually remain a nameless and faceless mass to us. There has been much commentary in the past few days about the difference in media/public perception of the Titan tragedy […]
Writers & Contributors
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 Ep 12 – Cap Among the Pigeons
David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with Kat Cary @kat_cary and Connor Beaton @cdbeaton. This week’s topics; Partygate Report, Labour Green Energy strategy, SNP unveil Scottish Constitution, Wildcats in the Cairngorms. Music The Cundeez, Skeem Life
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 – Ep 11 – No FFM
David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with Kat Cary @kat_cary and Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist. This week’s topics; Tory MP Resignations Labour back track on Green commitment DRS – Business compensation claims Devo Max referendum optionMusic Argonaut – You Are
Holyrude Ungagged Season 5 Episode 10 – Tory Spectre Haunts UK
David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with regular Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist and the return of Holyrude O.G. Debra Torrance @HeathPeaPict This week’s topics; – Daily Telegraph’s Calculator of Hate – Failure to eradicate poverty is costing Scotland £2.4bn a year – Sunak Under Pressure – Tories Want to Abolish Inheritance Tax
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 EP 9 – David’s not here; it’s a happy ending.
Hosted by Neil Anderson @BikerNeil with Kat Cary @kat_cary and Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist. This week’s topics; • Police Scotland – Institutionally Racist • DRS – Sabotage • Current Westminster Scandals • Degree level gaming course Music by Dirty Little Damsel – You Want Fox
Holyrude Ungagged – Season 5 – Ep 8 – “From Cradle to Grave”
David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with regular Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist and SNP Cllr Sophie Traynor. This week’s topics; 1. Petition for Lib Dem Scottish leader to resign over Indy statements 2. national Conservatism Conference 3. Baby formula thefts 4. QE II funeral costs Music by Mullen, The Devil is Innocent
Holyrude – Season 5 Ep 7 – I Think They’ve F***ked It
Host David McClemont @DavoMc82 with Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist and Kat Cary. This week’s topics; The Coronation, English Local Council Elections, Scottish Labour Party & By-Election candidate selection, Justice system reforms Music by Hands of Blue – If the universe can sing, why can’t my heart.
Aristocracy’s Ashes – the Last Coronation
Every waking day (and not all of them ARE at my age and in my health) its another fucking thing, and I’m always ready for a murder, sex scandal, thieving tory, gagged and bound sex slave MP or insanity of some sort. Some days it can be, “Look over there… the Right Honourable is fucking […]
Sam Hamad on Cherry…
“It’s censorship” No it isn’t. No one is stopping Joanna Cherry from expressing her views. The Stand has the right to not host Joanna Cherry. The Stand has an obligation to put the interests of their staff before the interests of Joanna Cherry. If you take anything personal out of it, Joanna Cherry can find […]
Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill – “We owe it to them to do better.”
Last week the Scottish Government published The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill. The legislation aims to reduce the re-traumatisation of victims and witnesses in the justice system and to address long-standing concerns about the approach to the most serious sexual offences. See: Putting victims and witnesses at heart of justice system – gov.scot […]










