Monthly Archives: January 2023

It’s a way of life for the scumbag Tory Party – Why am I not surprised by the article today in the Guardian regarding the world corruption index. The paper is reporting “woeful inadequacies” in upholding political integrity. Britain fell … Continue reading →

Playing a part in History or just sick servitude – Seemingl hundreds of people are coming forward to claim a role in the coronation of King Charles after a Coronation Claims committee, set up by the government, opened applications up … Continue reading →

The headline is unionist bullshit – but the article indicates the Britishness of Sturgeon and the SNP. This article is worth a read and captures the NuSNP but not the people of Scotland in the main but as Wings taught … Continue reading →

Political Disasters – We are surrounded by them at every level in both Scotland and the colonial UK. In Scotland from GRR, the Hate Crime, and Public Order Bill, and Named Persons, to no land reform, no reform of private … Continue reading →

Commonweal has an article that is so spot on today – Social Housing for me is just becoming as bad as the private sector as far as ripping off renters. Social housing for me should be about providing good quality … Continue reading →

Yes and no – I agree that teacher numbers need to be maintained to give young people the best possible chance in life but what I don’t agree with is Nicola Sturgeon dictating to local councils how to spend their … Continue reading →

For decades left and radical politics have increasingly followed a path of well-worn scripts and actions, the march, the rally, the speeches. These have reduced radicalism to a kind of performance theatre playing to an audience that knows the format, … Continue reading →

This should tell us everything we need to know about life in Tory-dominated UK but it won’t will it – There is an interesting article in the Financial Times today, or over the weekend, but worth a read. The highlights … Continue reading →

Broken doesn’t begin to explain it – 18 months and counting. The ongoing missing referendum money investigation has stalled, as in cemented into going nowhere. I have blogged about this before and here we are again. Sean Clerkin has lodged … Continue reading →

Yoons, sycophants, slaves, and peasants get a 3-day pass –  King Charles’s coronation will be far from a slimmed-down event. The three-day weekend at the beginning of May will include two grand processions, a religious service, a star-studded concert held … Continue reading →