Labour’s challenge – a positive case for the union or a positive case for the party?
The Scottish Labour spring conference was the party's big chance to put forward the positive case for the union. No campaigners are clearly irritated by constant jibes from the other…
Veneers of sustainability: the public sector's collusion in opencasting
Loch Fitty (photograph by John Craig, used under a Creative Commons licence) Last week another opencast coal story broke across the environment pages of Scottish newspapers. You'd be forgiven for…
North Korea now – from our own correspondent
“Things could be bad in China under Mao.” My very drunk Chinese communist party friend slurred as he leaned forward over the table. “Almost as crazy as in North Korea…
Starmer Drama: DPP’s Today programme announcement shows that the CPS are not even following their bizarre new guidelines
By one of the Fortnum & Mason arrestees These days, I’m all too used to being woken up by the sound of my own voice shouting at the radio. This…
A kinky vegan feminist’s response to the PETA ad
Like Alyson Macdonald, I too am a feminist and a vegan. I too support PETA’s general cause, if not their methods. I too am concerned with fighting gender and sexual…
“What history have they got?”
It's last thing in the afternoon, and I can hear one of my officemates huffing away to himself in disbelief. “Did you see that e-mail from HR?” he asks. ""…
Dick of the Year – Superintendent Nelson Telfer
This nomination comes from two of the Glasgow University occupiers, writing anonymously and in a personal capacity. Superintendent Nelson Telfer of Strathclyde Police is far from the most well known…
First 10 of the Fortnum and Mason 145 Found Guilty
The first 10 of the Fortnum and Mason 145 were today found guilty of "Aggravated Trespass" for a peaceful protest in which no evidence was produced of intimidation. Here is…
Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial: Day 2
Report from the courtroom from an anonymous ‘Spartacus’, first published at the FM145 website here. To begin with the court was adjourned until 11, DJ snow was at a meeting…
Day One of the Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial
Report from the court room by an anonymous defendant originally posted at the FM145 site. Nerve racking morning, early start, with all the anticipation of an 8 months wait since…