Sophie Long and that tweet

Sophie Long and that tweet

  COMMUNICATION is a wonderful thing.  Whether it’s through talking, listening, writing or sharing views on social networks.  Literature has the power to ignite thoughts, it can comfort us or make us angry.  But most of all, it educates us. Words have started wars and...
The Bridge

The Bridge

“Politics is a life we choose because we think we can do some good” – Kezia Dugdale, 25th April 2017 Today the Scottish Parliament debated the cuts to Child Tax Credits being imposed by Westminster. This necessarily centered much of the debate around certain...
Pure Racism: UKIP’s “Integration” Agenda

Pure Racism: UKIP’s “Integration” Agenda

UKIP has unveiled a policy statement on integration in the United Kingdom, a document that is unparalleled in its flagrant Islamophobic and racist rhetoric in modern British politics. This is where the lurch to the right in the UK is taking us. Integration is a deeply...
‘Minions With No Opinions’

‘Minions With No Opinions’

  As I sit here in my living room half watching television on the day my daughter turned one, I find myself opening my twitter app reading posts from Conservative candidates and Tory followers. This should be a day of joy and exhilaration. Instead as I sit here...