This is my contribution to the perennial discussion of who\what are ‘IndependenceLive.net’ ? What follows must be preceded by the understanding that creating a definition of something that is evolving while helpful to some will only muddy the water for others. I will describe what it is that I think IndependenceLive.net does well, then what I think we…
Month: July 2015
Locked Out for Speaking Up
On Friday 24th of July, IndependenceLive.net were streaming a very small scale protest outside of the Atos building on Cadogan Street in Glasgow. Not long into the stream a man by the name of Neil Caddle came over to speak to the protesters and decided to deliver a piece of his own over the megaphone…
Some people just can’t take a hint
What on earth does it take for disgraced MP Alistair Carmichael to do the right thing and resign? For someone who is allegedly committed to the service of the people he claims to represent, he has done a damn good job of ignoring their wishes. If he is to hang on to his seat against…
Greece is WW2’s Czechoslovakia
Like most I am appalled by the behaviour of the European Union towards Greece. And in particular Germany. Unable to sleep I took to twitter and was immediately drawn to the hash tag ThisIsACoup. Having read tweet after tweet it became apparent just how angry people were with the Capitalist Bankers. However my own thoughts…
An open letter to those whom it may concern
After yesterday’s declaration of war on the most vulnerable in our society I would just like to say to those humans and I use the term loosely. Those individuals who have some preconceived idea that they are above everyone else just because they conform to their masters by paying their taxes. For that privilege they…
Greek’s choose hard road, but Tsipras needs to walk the walk by Al Innes
Following the spectacular victory of OXI in Greece, a new very challenging week started this morning. Al Innes continues to explore the complexity of the Greek situation with a new piece of writing in his blog (http://alrants.tumblr.com/post/123373278418/greeks-choose-hard-road-but-tsipras-needs-to) , which we republish here. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The choice was far from simple. As I pointed out on this…
Greece in Europe: Choosing the history we want to remember by Al Innes
As the referendum results are firming up in Greece with 61% in favour of NO, the article below by Al Innes becomes increasingly relevant. In this article, which was posted earlier today in his blog (http://alrants.tumblr.com/post/123275432928/notes-on-greece-5-6-2015), Al Innes draws a brilliant picture of the cultural complexity surrounding the political decision Greek people were asked to…
#Greferendum 5 – A written interview by Daniel Albarracin (Podemos)
Voting has just ended in Greece, 7pm local time, today Sunday 5 July 2015. Will it be a No, or a Yes? In an effort to keep up with rapid developments about the Greek Referendum, I am posting here a written interview kindly provided by Daniel Albarracin, member of Podemos. The Spanish have been extremely…
Greece should fight the ‘Euro Club’ from within
I believe the Syriza party is selling the Greek population a pig in a poke. They are misleading the population by adopting a populist stance on Europe and currency while still appealing to the radical left that they are a fundamentally anti-establishment party. They have mismanaged the negotiations over the Greek bailout situation, and now…
Spain’s Gagging Law Takes Effect
Spain remains outside the framework of criminal law of the member countries of the European Union. As of Wednesday July 1st the Ley Mordaza or Gagging Law came into full effect. On the 26th of March the majority PP voted in the various changes to the penal code and set off alarm bells with organisations…