The Rise And Fall Of The Scottish Labour Party

The Rise And Fall Of The Scottish Labour Party

Scottish Labour were always there when I was growing up. In our values, visually too. On lampposts, on bridges, graffiti on the roads saying “Vote Labour”. These graffiti ‘Artists’ were petty criminals but they still had socialist values up here. It was a good time to...
The Workers’ Flag is Deepest Blue

The Workers’ Flag is Deepest Blue

Kezia tells voters to vote Conservative. What’s left of her party in Scotland looks on in disbelief, absorbing the shock of this last betrayal. Independence supporters see and hear the last confirmation of what they always knew. It’s political suicide. There simply is...
Scotland’s Labour Pains

Scotland’s Labour Pains

On the day that newly elected Labour councillors in Aberdeen and in other parts of the country jumped ship to support the Tories, I met Andrew Bustard online. He’s the future of the revolution, but he’s still on the wrong side. Thanks to my recent trip into the online...