GE2017 or GE2017s?
The historical significance of GE2017 lies not only in its confirmation of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum but in its …
Tag Archives: Opinion
Him or Her?
So should it be him or her? The authentic, genuine Jeremy Corbyn, so different to other politicians, who has lately …
Corbyn’s Manifesto: Bungled, Bold and Resolute.
Gerald Kaufman’s gibe that the 1983 Labour manifesto was “the longest suicide note in history” does not have quite the …
Hard Cheese on Tony (Benn).
One of the more interesting implications of the forthcoming general election, at least for people who are interested in these …
The Day That Jeremy Corbyn Lost My Vote.
When did politicians get into this annoying habit of speaking with their backs to their audiences? I have a feeling …
The Distress of the Scottish Parliament.
Progeria is a devastating but fortunately highly rare genetic disorder in which children age up to ten times faster than …
Private Eye Then, Now, and No More.
Whilst of course we are all deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events of last Tuesday, we should not …
The Effrontery of Gibraltar.
Why don’t we just give the bloody thing back? If you ever want to get to the bottom of the …
Brexit and My Favourite New Statistic.
67%! This is now my favourite statistic. When I first encountered it – yesterday in the latest Scottish Social Attitudes …
Trashing Tunisia.
Whenever history is written, some voices are carefully remembered and others are not fished back up from out of the …
The Right to Pornography.
Pornography, as most people eventually discover, bears as much resemblance to reality as the dead surface of the moon does …
A President For All Americans?
Ever since I watched the footage of President Trump’s inauguration last week, some words have been playing distantly in my …
An Independent Scotland Looks Set To Continue.
Tychy is relieved to report that after the uncertainties of the last week, the social media project, an independent Scotland, …
Councillor Matt Kerr: A Working Class Humbug Is Something To Be.
The Universal Basic Income is an idea in search of a home. A UBI would leave everybody in society on …
Making a Success of It.
International finance is no doubt presently wondering whether Theresa May, the stateswoman who will save UK capitalism by negotiating fiendish …
