Category Archives: Politics
The bombing of Gaza must stop, but so should the pornographication of the victims.
When it comes to Israel indiscriminately killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza, there are times when doing nothing is more constructive than doing something. I’ll preface this article by saying that my knowledge of the tension and conflicts that have occurred … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, BNP, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Nazism, Palestine, Pornographication of victims, Protesting, Twitter, UKIP, Zionism
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UKIP’s rise? We’re all to blame.
I voted in the European Elections at my local polling station, the Gairbraid Church Hall in Maryhill. Having never been in it before I fully expected the interior to be transformed into a sparse state of temporary surrogacy, the mildly … Continue reading
Does leafleting work?
I’ve been getting quite a few leaflets from various political parties through my letterbox recently, more than seems normal. I’ll concede that my sense of what constitutes a normal quota of leaflets is completely notional. Leafleting is a habitual element … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Salmond, BNP, Green, Labour, Leaflets, Scottish Conservatives, Scottisn Independence, UKIP
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Why the Scottish inferiority complex should not play any part in debating the merits of voting Yes.
The saying goes that there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes. Well I’d amend that to include a third – that in life nothing is certain. As a Yes voter the certainties, or should I say … Continue reading
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Tagged Better Together, Scottish Art, Scottish Independence, Scottish Nationalism, Vote Yes For Scotland, Yes
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It’s about time we asked why and how the media and reality TV demonise “scroungers”.
If you use any form of social media you may have noticed that there’s been a divisive reaction to the recent airing of a reality documentary, called ‘Benefits Street’, on Channel 4 in the UK. There have been two stock … Continue reading
Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard 
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