Who’s been selling Scotland’s water?
On Tuesday, after months of delays, the Scottish Government finally announced that the contract to provide water services to Scotland’s councils, which had previously been provided by a publicly owned […]
Author Archives: Juan Mac
Off the rails? Corbyn’s tall tales give the SNP a free ride
The appearance of the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, on the Andrew Marr Show at the weekend signalled the end of his kiddy-on-honeymoon with nationalist bloggers and commentators, many of whom […]
Despair in the Square 3: Terror and Tommygeddon at #HopeOverFear
To commemorate a year since the referendum and (we hope) to coincide with International Talk Like a Pirate Day, the Tommy Sheridan Show AKA “Hope over Fear” held their third […]
WEEKLY WANKER #057: BREWDOG
[CONTENT WARNING: Derogatory representations of sex workers, transphobia] I’ve always sensed something instinctively repulsive about Brewdog, a “punk craft brewery” *tactical boak* who rely on a crowdfunding model to support […]
March for justice for Sheku Bayoh and to end impunity for deaths in police custody
Demonstrators marched in Kirkcaldy today, to call for justice for those who have died in police custody and for an end to the culture of police impunity. The march was […]
Beyond an image: practical ways to support refugees
The image of the body of 3 year old boy, Aylan Kurdi, lying washed up on a beach has been one of the most circulated images on social media in […]
A Thousand Flowers 