Author: Speymouth
No Liberté in France as demonstrations are banned
Here in Europe’s capital of human rights, I cannot demonstrate in support of the people of Palestine, that is forbidden throughout France. On Saturday, I tried to attend a protest against austerity outside a shopping centre. The square was full of police, and the protest, along with others in other parts of the country, had […] Source
Black History Month: Celebrating and Saluting our Scottish Sisters
” … remember that Black history is our collective history and that we are writing the story of tomorrow today with every choice we make. This Black History Month; let’s stand with our sisters and choose a fair and just Scotland without racism” argues Khutso Dunbar. Black History Month is in full swing with programming […] Source
Scottish whisky club hosts world record tasting event
Starmer breaks the irony meter, and a non fungible Tory
From viral sensation to comedy star: Portsoy stand-up Robin Grainger’s remarkable year
Moray OAPs on a 30-day walking challenge
Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake aim to open bar in Scottish town
The Northern Scot releases 20 years of stories on the Arlene Fraser murder trial
Scottish manufacturing firm to close down after more than 50 years
Asda to open three new convenience stores in Scotland
Scottish comic publisher closes business due to Brexit and pandemic
On Branding Others
When we isolate the problems of sexual assault (or other apparent moral deficiency) to particular men, we risk missing the forest for the trees. Things would be different if our social systems and daily lives were based on consent, compassion and cooperation. In other words, if we were living natural human lives where we recognise […] Source
Turkey is trying to bomb Rojava out of existence
‘Turkey even announced their intention to commit their latest war crime in advance. On Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, declared that all the region’s infrastructure was a legitimate target. According to international law, essential infrastructure is never a legitimate target.’ Sarah Glynn reports for Bella on the unfolding campaign to destroy the Autonomous Administration […] Source
Apathy was the big winner in Rutherglen
Madchester Tories – Standing Up and Fighting
The commentary about what we have just witnessed in Manchester ranges from disgust to astonishment via a dulled sense of bemusement. We have been ground-down to expect nothing less from these staged events, a sort of Pantomime Politics where the most terrible people gather to talk shit to each other, and now just make stuff […] Source