The Trouble with Tommy
The trouble with history is that it has a habit of repeating itself. The trouble with Tommy Sheridan is that people either don’t understand why he is dangerous or have […]
Tag Archives: the left
Nae Tories in sight but conservativism rules at Tory Conference protest
Protests against the Scottish Tory Party Conference are generally jovial affairs; there was that nice day out on the Beach in Troon a few years ago, that strange Nat organised […]
What a fairer England would look like: A(nother) reply to Owen Jones
It was deja vu all over again this week, as everyone’s favourite anti-austerity poster boy, Owen Jones had another bash at bashing Scottish independence. Word on the street (i.e. what […]
Equality is Gay: A homophobic history of the left
In 2013, when the Tory government brought forward legislation for same-sex marriage, many felt that we had reached the promised land. No mainstream political party in Westminster and none of […]
Nothing Left in Britain: Dear Parent/Guardian
The second in a two-part series on the British Left and its relationship with Scotland In the first part of my journey examining the British left, I looked at how […]
Nothing Left in Britain: Scotland’s Bonfire of the Sects
The first in a two part series on the British Left and its relationship with Scotland For the first time in a long time, the Con-Dem government has delivered us […]
A Thousand Flowers 