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The Route to Scottish Independence
The journey towards Scottish independence was never going to be easy. It was never going to be a smooth path leading Scotland painlessly into a brighter future—it's just not in…
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I’m Not a Scottish Nationalist and a YES Vote Doesn’t Worry Me
Originally written in 2014 in the HuffPost One of the most annoying aspects of the Independence Referendum are the number of political commentators who do not 'get it' or…
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The strange death of Labour in Scotland
Originally posted in 2016 Scottish Labour's demise in the mid 2010s was a sight to behold. I originally posted this as Scottish Labour was imploding in 2016. Labour used to…
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“The Energy Market Needs to be Nationalised.”
“The Energy Market Needs to be Nationalised.” I bet that I wasn’t the only person who said, ‘Nationalise the Feckers’, when the news broke that SSE was raining energy prices…
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Can Labour Learn from It’s Mistakes from the Past?
Mr Atlee, winning in '45 After winning election in July 45, Clement Attlee told a celebratory crowd that Labour had a ‘socialist principle of place the welfare of the nation…
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Resign Iain Duncan Smith, Resign!!
IDS needs to go! Back in the early 2000s, the quiet man of politics, Iain Duncan Smith, was sacked as the Tory leader but, rather than remain in political wilderness,…
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Liam Fox MP: The REAL Leech on Society!
Liam Fox MP: The REAL Leech on Society! Did you read the news recently? Is seems as if the party that have shoved the false claim that there is a…
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Divide & Exploit. The Tories tactic to attack the vulnerable
Divide and Exploit The Tories have often employed the tactic of “Divide & Exploit” since 2010. This isn't a new tactic, far from it. This tactic is very similar to…
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Democracy…Pfft its just a sham!
Alright Jim, I read with interest your recent posts where you express frustration with the present democratic structures and processes within the UK. It is a view which I wholeheartedly…
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Debt and the money in your pocket
Can you do me a favour? Take a £1 coin and hold it in your hand. 97% of all our currency is made via debt which has serious ramifications for…