I was pretty disgusted by the Metro’s front page headline and story today: “Migrants ‘ready to die for your British benefits’”: Stories like this serve only one purpose: to criminalise those who wish to come and be a part…
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Repost: The importance of International Women’s Day
I have been away from my blog for a while! In an attempt to fill the void that has inhabited these pages, I am reposting some of what I’ve written elsewhere over the last few months. In each case I…
Radical Independence Conference 2013 Speech
It was a great privilege to be the opening speaker at this year’s Radical Independence Conference. This is my speech: “Welcome to the real face of the Radical Independence Conference. It’s a great honour to be able to speak here,…
Scottish Independence: a radical opportunity
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak at the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) Scotland‘s Conference on why I support Scottish Independence. As well as being a good opportunity to visit Aberdeen, I was delighted…
Boycott: the strongest political act we have against Israel
On Saturday 5th June, somewhere between 3000 and 5000 people gathered in Edinburgh city centre to protest against the actions of the Israeli State. We were there because we are angry, appalled and disgusted at the way the Israeli State…