The Curious Story of the Libya ‘Arms Ship’ in the Clyde
The secretive world of military bases in far flung locations around the world has been thrust into the limelight following a mass release of user data by fitness tracking app […]
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Royal Riddy: Marines Given “Freedom of Glasgow”
A sinister seasonal mash-up will hit Glasgow tomorrow as Halloween horror combines with posturing Poppymania. In a very literal sense, our streets are set to be given over to one of […]
Will bombs bring peace to the Middle East?
It’s difficult to know where to start with what’s happening in Iraq and Syria. The rise of the group known by an array of constantly changing names including IS, ISIS, […]
WEEKLY WANKER #026: LORD KITCHENER
The ‘Blitz Spirit’ is, we’re led to believe, an ingrained part of Britain’s national psyche. We wouldn’t be the country we are without this notion of battling on in the […]
Selective Remembrance and the problem with Poppymania
With grim predictability, Poppymania is fast approaching. Every year, I promise myself I’ll not get worked up, I try to remind myself that it is just a wee flower that […]
Enough of this scary militarism
By I Am Séamus Fierce Hey everyone, belated Happy Armed Forces Day! What? That was in June? Oh yeah, it was. But there’s been another one. We need to have […]
A Thousand Flowers 