Month: July 2020
There is No Such Thing As Democracy In The UK
There are so many words and phrases in the English language that over the years the meanings have changed or been overused. I have noted particularly in English football and politics the misuse of the phrase ‘World class.’ Certain players that one should really describe as good players have been elevated by English punditry to Read more about There is No Such Thing As Democracy In The UK[…]
Don’t Count Your Chickens.
I think without fear of contradiction it is safe to suggest that independence is now the settled will of the Scottish people. All that remains to be seen is just exactly how and when and by whom the Independent state of Scotland comes into being. The SNP sits almost unassailable as a giant political party Read more about Don’t Count Your Chickens.[…]
Scottish Prism 17th July 2010 – Tommy Sheridan
Podcast featuring Tommy Sheridan
Fight or Flee?
It has been trailed in the Sunday newspapers and on English TV. The Tory Party have the destruction of devolution in their sights. Tories throughout their history have always opposed every beneficial change in society. They are Conservatives with a capital C, no small c for them. When the Chartists first appeared the Tories objected Read more about Fight or Flee?[…]
Scottish Prism 11th July 2020 – Sam Paton
Podcast with Sam Paton Green Party Member & Environmental Campaigner
Time To Take, Not To Wait!
I was still at school when I first joined the SNP in 1968. Then the HQ was in Elmbank Street, Glasgow. I didn’t renew it the following year, records, cafes, and single cigarettes seemed a better investment for a teenager. I became active for the Party in the 1970s. I could take up an entire Read more about Time To Take, Not To Wait![…]
Make Your Move.
. The British Union is moribund. It has in reality been in this state since 1979.The Union has long outlived its purpose and usefulness. When Thatcher dismantled and sold off the British assets, she was also selling off the ties that bound the union together. British Coal, Steel, Telecom, Rail, Shipbuilding, Leyland were the industrial Read more about Make Your Move.[…]