Neil Anderson @BikerNeil hosts with Val Waldron @scribblingval and Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist. This week’s topic starters; 1) Indy Ref 9th Anniversary & SNP conf motion, 2) Highest Scottish population ‘ever’! And Scots views on immigration, 3) Fergus Ewing MSP & SNP/SGP BHA – acronym heaven 🙂 4) Helix Park – Falkirk 10th Anniversary – Kelpies […]
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Holyrude Ungagged – Season 6 – Ep 1
David McClemont @DavoMc82 hosts with Kat Cary @kat_cary and Brian Finlay @WeeSociologist. This week’s topics; Scottish Govt Credit Cards Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election Robin Harper Vs Scottish Greens Click for link to the song Kat mentions. She says “The actual line that I (tried to) sing starts at 2:35”. Music – The Charlemagnes – […]
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 Season 4 Ep 10
All the latest on Scottish Politics January 2023. – Zahawi tax cheat – UK Gov overrule GRR – Sunak no seatbelt
A General Election is coming and nobody has a clue how it is going to pan out…
Today is the day I start to write again. I have not written any political or journalistic pieces for a while. I chose to take a break from writing to focus on my PhD thesis and other work commitments. But a general election is looming. And I want to ‘do my bit’. Right, here goes… […]
No Brendan O’Neill
The Rise Of LGBTIQ+ Hate Crimes Are Not A ‘Moral Panic’ The news of the horrific attack which saw same-sex couple Melania Geymonat and Chris physically attacked on a bus in London on May 30 went viral. And the image which often accompanies those news articles – of the pair covered in blood – is […]
There ain’t no party like a Brexit Party, unless you’re a homosexual or an immigrant
The former Conservative Shadow Home Secretary and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe has caused a stooshie after appearing on Sky News on 2 June. Whilst being challenged about her views on ‘gay conversion’ therapy live on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Widdecombe came out with “science may produce an answer at some stage” to homosexuality. Yes, […]
What does Pride mean to me? -Brian Finlay
Everyone’s opinion of Pride is different. Pride events have increased in size and the number of events being held in large cities tends to have a mainstream festival feel. I find that small town Prides, such as Kirkcaldy, who are holding their second Pride this year, try to have the local community at their heart […]
Oooh Jeremy Corbyn…Poorly Paid Agency Workers Aren’t Just Migrants
This post also appears on Brian’s blog Like many on the left I was optimistic when Jeremy Corbyn became the leader of the Labour Party. I was happy to see him fend off the centrist Labour MPs such as Liz Kendall and latterly Owen Smith to be the leader of the opposition in Westminster. I […]
Brian Finlay Writing
News, Articles and Opinion We don’t need a monument to Margaret Thatcher, we’re living in one Oooh Jeremy Corbyn…Poorly Paid Agency Workers Aren’t Just Migrants What does Pride mean to me? There ain’t no party like a Brexit Party, unless you’re a homosexual or an immigrant No Brendan O’Neill, The Rise Of LGBTIQ+ […]