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Yes Voters Were Actually Rather Brave
After the initial massive disappointment last September I began to think a little more about what was actually achieved by the Scottish independence movement. Recently I’ve begun connecting with people on Twitter again and discussing the General Election in May. … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, United Kingdom
Tagged equality, EU, independence, independent Scotland, nationalism, Neoliberal, politics, scottish independence, workers rights
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Psychopathic Cultures and Toxic Empires
Will Black’s brilliant book Psychopathic Cultures and Toxic Empires is absolutely essential reading if you want to stop being shocked every day some Establishment figure or powerful organization does something disgusting. Of course they do terrible things – they are psychopaths. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Blair, independent Scotland, Jim Murphy, Jimmy Savile, neocon, psychopath
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Holistic Politics vs That’s what you are, what am I?
Increasingly I despair when looking at politics. The average politician these days is a simpleton bully, the kind of moron you had at school who would keep yelling the same line over and over again until everyone else was battered … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethics, Independence, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged Environment, equality, freedom, independent Scotland, politics, poverty, scottish independence, UK, welfare, workers rights
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Poll Tax Arrears Threat – Pure Evil
What can you honestly say about the plans of various Scottish councils to chase 25 year old poll tax arrears based on voter registrations from the Scottish independence referendum? Think about what this means? Why would they do this after … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Independence, Politics, Poverty, Project Fear, United Kingdom
Tagged freedom, independent Scotland, politics, poll tax, poverty, welfare
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Short Film: Scotland Votes No – What have we done?
A short film I made featuring the days before and after the Scottish referendum. Maybe No voters can contemplate for a few seconds before switching on BBC again, watching some irrelevant crap and hoping their lives can simply return to their … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, Project Fear, United Kingdom
Tagged independent Scotland, poverty
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How does UK compare with Holland? Badly
How does UK compare with Holland? I’m asked about this once in awhile. To be honest I should be asked this more often by Brits. Because despite the relatively small amount of water between the UK and the Netherlands, the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Europe, Independence, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged economics, empire, equality, independent Scotland, Neoliberal, poverty, welfare, workers rights
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The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Book Review)
Book Review: The Rise of the Arsehole in Modern Society (Scottish Edition) by Daniel Désespéré. Illustrated. 867pp. D. Watkins Press. €39.99 In what many will come to regard as his tour de force, French academic Professor Daniel Désespéré, charts the rise of idiocy … Continue reading
Does Zero Hours and No Minimum Wage Actually Make Business Sense?
I once worked in the now demolished Tayside House in Dundee. This multi-storey block was situated at the end of the Tay Bridge and housed the HQ of Tayside Regional Council in those days. My 9 to 5 used to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economics, Poverty, United Kingdom
Tagged Business, economics, independent Scotland, poverty, workers rights
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Independence and Business: Coca-Cola, IBM and Nazi Germany
There appears to be a steady stream of business people being wheeled out by the Better Togethers. Their message is that if Scotland were to go it alone they’d seriously consider packing up their Scottish based business and marching south … Continue reading
Posted in Independence, United Kingdom
Tagged BP, Business, independent Scotland, Shell, Standard Life, UK
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What Independence is Really About
Do you notice how the whole Better Together campaign focuses almost entirely on the negatives? Independent Scotland will: Not get to use the pound (you can use any currency you like) Not get to join the EU (I thought we were … Continue reading
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