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Could Devolution Of BBC Scotland Be The Olive Branch Scottish Labour Require?

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on January 11, 2016

BBC Scotland is no longer fit for purpose and the BBC in London is dominated by right-wingers that seek to ensure that the institution serves theirs and not the people’s interests. The […]

Our 2015 In Scotland Part 2: July to December – A Yearning For A Lost Place

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on December 27, 2015

We had failed to unchain the Scots Unicorn in 2014, so I created this blog in January 2015 as a place to face up to the realities of our socially unjust Scotland. The […]

Our 2015 In Scotland Part 1: January to June – A Reminder of ‘Animal Farm’:

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on December 25, 2015

As we awaited the bells that ushered in 2015 we could see someone in the misty distance who bore an uncanny resemblance to Alistair Darling. He was dressed as if he was […]

The Budget Review: Smoke, Mirrors And Westminster Sabre Rattling.

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on November 28, 2015

It’s been 40 days since any text was posted in this blog.  So thanks to Wordathlon for her blog, ‘the opposite of war’ for helping with a beginning and stimulating this post. Thinking […]

Toughness, Forgiveness and Moving On: Its not what you moan about that counts, it’s what changes that counts.

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on October 19, 2015

Apologies for the late night nature of this post – it has been rushed out ahead of time because its contents suddenly became very pertinent to todays events.  There will no doubt […]

A River Runs Through Our Defeats But That’s No Reason To Give UP – John Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on October 16, 2015

A River Runs Through Our Defeats This post is inspired by recent comments by Pat Kane which sought to encourage us to break down false dichotomies.  Kane’s views reminded me of ideas […]

Aggression and Zero Tolerance

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on October 11, 2015

Hopefully most people would tell you that I am a very supportive person, I like to see other people achieve their potential, surpass their goals and feel good about themselves. Indeed, I […]

Sometimes It’s Hard To be A ‘Natural Woman’?: But, #LoveWins If We Recognise There Are Different Ways To Be (Post 2)

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on September 6, 2015

This post and the previous one were created in reaction to recent events where I have noticed a creeping and insidious sexism resurfacing in the male-centric Westminster political media. In contrast to […]

Sometimes It’s Hard To be A ‘Natural Woman’?: But, #LoveWins If We Recognise, ‘None Of Us Are Free Until All Of Us Are Free’ (Post 1)

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on August 31, 2015

This post quickly questions notions of gender normalisation by connecting ideas from queer studies to the notion that people have multiple identities. It concludes that we should not judge one woman against […]

Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose and Sheku Bayoh: The Police, Class, Disability, Ethnicity and Gender

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on August 2, 2015

Keven McKenna, in his article for The National on Saturday the 1st of August, likened the current Westminster establishment to aliens in a movie who have no concern for the fellow human […]

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