Glastonbury is not the story here. Genocide is the story

Sometimes you live within such a moron culture that you have to avoid wrestling with pigs. Such is the dilemma with having to discuss opposition to war crimes and genocide in the context of the British media. As Philip Proudfoot puts it: “The British Establishment is having a nervous breakdown—banning Palestine Action for red paint […] Source

The Rage of Populism

Populism is all (the) rage: The rise of the Populist International and its Scottish Potential We might be tempted to dismiss populism as the knee-jerk reaction of those who have been ‘left behind’ by economic and social forces broadly labelled ‘globalisation’, Hillary Clinton’s basket of deplorables. We would be unwise to do so.  Consider the […] Source

Up the Resistance

Resistance: Photographic exhibition at National Galleries Scotland: Modern Art Gallery 2, Edinburgh, curated by Steve McQueen Not long after this exhibition opened, Iran was bombed by the USA in contravention of international law. And closer to home, it has been stated that the Starmer Labour Government intends to make Palestine Action a proscribed organisation for […] Source

Some good news for a change

In an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world in which the far right is on the rise, and war and death stalk increasingly large parts of the globe, it’s nice to be able to report a hopeful development for a change. God knows we need it. Democratic primaries in an American mayoral…