Institutional cronyism is central to Westminster

Scottish Tory peer Michelle Mone, who was awarded a seat in the House of Lords by David Cameron for her services to trolling on behalf of the Yookay during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum has been in the news recently over allegations about her role in a so called VIP lane…

Open Letter in Solidarity with Freedom Theatre (Jenin)

Over 100 Scottish playwrights and theatre writers, including Rona Munro, Stephen Greenhorn, Liz Lochhead, Gregory Burke, Adura Onashile, Alan Bissett, May Sumbwanyambe and Karine Polwart have signed an open letter condemning recent attacks on The Freedom Theatre of Jenin. The text of the letter and the full list of signatures can be viewed below. OPEN […] Source

The normalisation of fascism

Just when you thought that the dysfunctional and chaotic theatre of cruelty that passes for the Conservative government could not stoop any lower, it still manages to shock with its performative sadism and its capacity to destroy the lives of thousands of law abiding and gainfully employed people purely for the…