Nae Pasaran!

The true story of the Scottish workers who defied Pinochet! Stream the BAFTA-winning NAE PASARAN anywhere in the world! (with English, Spanish or French subtitles). For the next couple of days, NAE PASARAN is available for free to stream anywhere with the code NUNCAMAS at checkout. Please share and remember… Nae Pasaran from Debasers Films […] Source

Labour’s discomfort zone for Scotland

In this week’s episode of “You’ve got some cheek” brought to you by the Labour Party’s Scottish Optional Identity Mark, Douglas Alexander has claimed that the past decade in Scotland has been lost to “constitutional squabbling,” and nothing has been achieved. To be fair, the last decade in Scottish politics was…

Anti-Racism Clubs: Why Every School Should Make Space for One

“We want a billboard too” they said. At an independent cinema, a group of school children from Newark Primary in Port Glasgow stood on the platform in front of the screen and pitched their ideas to the cinema manager. They wanted to create and air a film that highlighted some experiences of BAME children and […] Source

The Changing Scottish Music Scene of the 1960s and Early 70s

Next up in Bella’s Top 20 Series, Angus McPake explores the Scottish Beat scene of the 1960s and early 70s. [you can listen to previous Top 20 playlists by Grant McPhee here and by Iona Lee here] The rate of change in styles and development of western popular music could arguably be said to be […] Source

The failure of British Democracy

Keir Starmer has high hopes of becoming the next Prime Minister. However his claim to deserve the office rests not upon any positive offer of real and meaningful change from a Labour party which he has taken so far to the right that a conservative American Republican senator has hailed the…

Business for Scotland reacts to Humza Yousaf’s first Programme for Government

Today, Humza Yousaf lays out his first Programme for Government since taking over as leader of the SNP and First Minister. Yousaf, who ran for leadership on a platform of continuity and synergy with the previous administration, has stated that he hopes to reset his government’s relationship with the business community. Business for Scotland has […] Source