The far right could come to Scotland too

With the decisive victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections and his MAGA Republicans taking the Senate and edging towards a majority in the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, far right post-truth populist nationalism has scored its greatest achievement ever. The American Government is now in the hands…

The Far Right Broligarchy of Yarvin, Thiel and Musk

The philosophical underpinnings, if you can call them that, of the MAGA movements are a potent mixture of libertarianism (masking as of the left) and authoritarianism (not bothering to mask as from the far-right). These take in ideas from Curtis Yarvin and Peter Thiel and strategy from Steve Bannon, all of whom are a major […] Source

The Podcast Election

The podcast election? “This has been 100 % the podcast election” (Marina Hyde) Podcasts have become a hugely popular and influential part of the media ecosystem. Their rise is a manifestation  of a fracturing in our media, with many established media institutions losing their position. While some traditional media groups (such as the BBC and […] Source

Moving to Scotland from the USA

The National newspaper in Scotland has reported that since Donald Trump won the American presidential election there has been a surge in Google searches originating in the USA for “how to move to Scotland” and “Scottish citizenship”. I have been contacted by two American friends the day after the election asking…

Labour’s Tuition Fee Debacle

“Labour must stand by its commitment to end the national scandal of spiralling student debt and abolish tuition fees. We lost the election, but we did not lose our values or determination to tackle the injustice facing young people going to university.” – Keir Starmer, 2020 “The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it […] Source