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Category: Politics

Resilient Scotland – Part One

The future looks uncertain. Scotland has arrived at an unenviable position. The pandemic has resulted in deep economic shocks and … More

Common Weal, Covid-19, Economy, Environment, Green New Deal, News, Policy, Policy change, Resilient, Scotland

I’m not racist

I’m not racist but when I was eleven years old, I wanted to go go karting for my birthday. I … More

Accountable, Childhood, Racism, Responsibility

Waving to Tories on the B709

I drove on the hairpin roads by Innerleithen on Sunday, narrow enough that they were although not quite single track. … More

Common Courtesy, Driving, General Election, Tory

The Day Democracy Left

I write this on the evening Boris Johnstone prorogued Parliament. Some have called it the deterioration of democracy, buy why?

Boris Johnstone, Britain, Democracy, Empire, End of Democracy, Politics, Prorogue, Ruth Davidson, Scotland, UK

Skye High Tourism

Skye, do they have the stones to deal with the problem? In the previous five years, this Hebridean Island has … More

Conflict, Ecology, Environment, Fairy Glen, Places, Portree, Scotland, Skye, Tourism, West Coast

Dunvegan jihad

Sat outside the 18th century gardens of Dunvegan Castle, owned for 800 years by the Macleods, I am nestled by … More

History, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Syria

The master race and where to find them

The world marches on as white men fight to die. Despite their best efforts, the evolution of the human race … More

Anti-Consumerist, Capitalism, Humanity, Immigration, no borders, Refugees, Tourism, Travel, White supremacy

From a barrier to a bridge: reclaiming economics a tool for change

Economics is having an image crisis. It’s all around us, and yet few of us are able to relate to … More

Economic Progression, Economy, Open Democracy, Reshaping Economy, UK

A rose from Catalonia

  The flowers bloomed as red and yellow bees buzzed around us. The Government had declared independence barely an hour … More

Catalonia, Forgotten, Immigrant, Independence, Rose, Scotland, Spain

Media Box: The Confines of Fear

In news seismic tremors shift political tectonic plates. Orgasm-inducing levels of vibration have realigned core demographics with many deprived constituencies … More

Conservative, Fear, Labour, Mainstream Media, News, Politics, Satire, UK

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