Socialist || @progintl, @theskotia & elsewhere || [email protected]
Glasgow, Scotland
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I watched The Wargame so you don’t have to (unless you’re keen on dark comedy).
My latest for @jacobin.
The new docudrama “The Wargame” imagines Britain responding to a Russian military attack.
Its cast is full of real-life politicians — often figures with ties to the weapons industry using the show to demand more money for the armed forces. jacobin.com/2026/10/sky-warg…
Unless it’s those Scots detained by a foreign state while attempting to cross a border, of course.
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Scots living in the most deprived parts of the country are five times more likely to die from alcohol abuse than those staying in the richest, new NRS figures show.
The overall number of deaths from alcohol dropped by three per cent last year.
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It's publication day!
An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class is published today, 27 October 2026, by @VersoBooks.
My book is a new history how Britain's formerly powerful working class was pushed to the political margins. Order🔽
versobooks.com/en-gb/product…
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“Despite escalating violence, our delegation remained determined to cross to Palestine to participate in the olive harvest. Every refusal of entry will only strengthen this determination,” said @progintl’s Laila Hazaineh.
theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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BREAKING 🇵🇸 Israel bars European MPs and movement leaders from the Occupied West Bank as illegal settler attacks escalate.
The delegation — which included @labourlewis, @larabirdsnp and @Josu_Estarrona — was due to attend @ProgIntl's Second Ramallah Congress.
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🚨 Israel has detained an SNP MP and a Greens MSP who were trying to enter Palestine
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BREAKING 🇧🇷 Lula Da Silva has won a historic victory in Brazil’s Presidential election, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro and overcoming an unprecedented attack on the nation’s democracy.
I spoke to @laura_pollock_ on the @scotnational podcast this week about the wave of protests sweeping Europe and what’s driving people to the streets.
Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Link below.
EXPLAINED: What's driving protests across Europe? | The National youtube.com/watch?v=mtTn6AqT…
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Why were Flávio Bolsonaro’s supporters told to put away their US 🇺🇸 and Israeli 🇮🇱 flags?
My article on the imperial powers and Big Tech platforms shaping Brazil’s election 🇧🇷 — and helping the far right win across Latin America.
middleeasteye.net/news/how-t…
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Neoliberalism has left the door open to fascism... it’s time we close it!
I spoke to Bartolomeo Sala about my new book and how we can defeat the far-right for @jacobin. Link below.
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"On 25 October, the largest democracy in Latin America will elect its new President with existential stakes for Brazilian democracy, continental sovereignty, and the survival of our species."
Statement from the Observatory of the @ProgIntl. buff.ly/7Xrz5dH
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Governments can watch as the sector continues to shed jobs - even with new licences - while oil and gas companies work to maximise profits. Or they can choose to provide a meaningful roadmap for workers and communities; one that delivers a genuinely sustainable future.
'If we want to create job security for North Sea workers in Scotland, new drilling in the North Sea is not the way to do it'
✍️ Miriam Brett for LBC Opinion
lbc.co.uk/article/jackdaw-te…
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A few thoughts on the announcement that the Jackdaw gas field development will go ahead 🧵
You'll hear claims today arguing we need Jackdaw for various reasons. Primarily some combination of energy security, perhaps cheaper bills and jobs. We should be sceptical of them.
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OPEN LETTER: Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public. Their withdrawal from sale, on the basis of ill-conceived and draconian anti terror legislation, is an affront to basic principles of free speech and expression so long taken for granted in this country. We categorically reject censorship - whether direct or indirect - and urge the government to change course, amending the legislation which has led us to this point of repressive absurdity.
