Month – May 2013
Chickens coming home to Roost?
Lets go Beyond UK-OK
Guest Post from Kirsty McAlpine
Reproduced with thanks from Women for Independence, via Bella Caledonia. The mission statement for Women for Independence states: ““We will ensure that there will be a space for women’s voices and interests in the campaign. Independence will create opportunities for women to engage in developing a fully democratic vision for Scotland’s …
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Bangladeshi Workers: Dying to Survive
Climate change is wreaking devastation across South East Asia, particularly Bangladesh. With the traditional farming industries in ruins, many are seeking a new life in the bulging cities, but both living conditions and working conditions there are treacherous. Those who seek refuge and travel oversees in search of security and safety often find that their …
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Is there Blood on your Strawberries?
Scottish Independence: A Step on the Road to Socialism
First published in “Scotland’s Road to Socialism – Time to Choose”, edited by Gregor Gall and published by SLR Press, this article from the collection of 22 perspectives of a diverse range of people on the left towards the future of Scotland in the run up to the Independence Referendum in September 2014
The struggle for …
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For A Balanced and Inclusive Independence Debate
Whats going on in the Internment Camps of Greece?
Reflections on the Cis/Trans Binary
This is the third in a series which started by looking at gender, then followed up by looking at sex. This post looks at the assumptions of a cis/trans binary and its implications, an issue which has had a particular focus in the third wave, as transfeminism brings new challenges to accepted feminist dogma, particularly …
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