WEEKLY WANKER #081: JOAN MCALPINE
The heady days of 2013, when we were dreaming of a better Scotland and getting pished with this week’s nominee, seem a long way away. I’ve always respected Joan McAlpine, […]
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WEEKLY WANKER #080: IAIN MACWHIRTER
The media just can’t stop being utterly atrocious to trans people. Only last week, after a blatant lie fabricated by the Daily Star that murderer Ian Huntley was now a […]
The Infamous Grouse
The expulsion of Gareth Wardell, known online as Grouse Beater, from the SNP following a blog post attacking prominent socialist activist and trade union organiser, Rhea Wolfson, has brought out the […]
WEEKLY WANKER #078: THE ICON AWARDS
Emerging from nowhere back in 2015 and almost instantly engulfed in controversy, the Icon Awards are/were a big swanky reception and awards ceremony pitched at the LGBTI+ community. Since […]
Pride Glasgow’s fence needs to come down for good
Every year since I’ve been a child, I’ve gone to Glasgow Pride and every year it’s been bigger than the year before. After weeks of unglaswegian weather, last Saturday was […]
Inside the transphobic hate conference being promoted by the Scottish media
[CONTENT WARNING: discussions of transphobia, transphobic violence] Something terrifying is happening in Scotland, something so familiar yet so brazen in its viciousness. A campaign of lies, misinformation, bullying and hatred […]
Why are Glasgow City Council still resisting equal pay for women?
Irregular skimmers will be familiar with this blog’s lifelong vendetta against the chancers and charlatans who run Glasgow City Council. The replacement of the decades old Labour administration with a […]
