by The Editor | Mar 31, 2017 | Politics
30 March was called as a National Day of Action Against Sanctions by Unite the Union. As we fight sanctions outside the buroo every week, we thought this was an opportunity to do something different – so, we set up stall in Dundee City Centre to say loud and clear,...
by The Editor | Mar 31, 2017 | Politics
I moved to Scotland from North Yorkshire back in 2007 with my husband and one year old son after securing a job working for Highland Council. Here I attempt to recall my first impressions of Scotland as a place to live and how my connection with our new home developed...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Featured, Politics
Supplying useful information isn’t part of “Labour values”, so it’s hard to be sure how many people actually voted in the Scottish Branch Office Leadership Contest. However, the percentage result suggests that, after abstentions and ruthless purging of sandal-wearing...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Health & Education
First things first, I should just say that I wrote this a year ago, so any time frame mentioned is for back then, not now. If you haven’t done so already, may I suggest you give Part 1 of this subject a read. It’ll help you understand (hopefully) what...
by The Editor | Jul 30, 2015 | Arts & Media, Environment
I drift on the threshold of a dream but the rumble of a passing chemical tanker shakes the room and I am pulled kicking and screaming back to waking consciousness. I lay in the semidarkness, the orange glow of the fracking flares send hellish shadows dancing across...
