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The gang have escaped ICE in Seattle (but for how long) and head to Portland. There's good local microbreweries but what else awaits our crew as they stop at a Bikers Bar on the outside of town> And not wanting to give anything away but... may there be personal disappointed for Prick?
There IS a solution to poverty... Richie interviews SSP candidate COLLETTE BRADLEY who goes to the heart of the issues facing people in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. "IT'S ABOUT WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION."
ICE have found Prick, Reggie & Chuck! Will they get away, will they end up in El Salvador? If they do get away where will they go? The answers to these questions and more is all in this action packed Part 4 of "A Prick in America".
Prick is still evading ICE and arrives in Seattle. What becomes him and his crew in the city of Grunge, fish markets, Boeing & Microsoft?
Prick continues his journey in the USA. Travelling in Beryl and land yacht of a Cadillac from NY to Seattle. What will become him this time?
Prick Knobinson sends a spicy report on his visit to Manhattan. Warning: It's not for the faint hearted! But a seriously good listen.
Our occasional contributor Prick Knobinson reports in his own inimitable style the current situation on the state of fascism in the country today. Be prepared for a telling off!
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; SNP Candidate Nominations for Holyrood 2026 (inc' our Graham!), Israel Genocide & Gaza obliteration & the fortunes of Labour in office. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; Trump, Ukraine, Mineral extractions in Africa, SNP constitutional conference, Scottish local government budgets & G8 in 2005. Don't think they missed anything! Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; Trump and, and... UK Politics with Labour, Reform UK, Alba, SNP & Independence... and Trump, DOGE & Musk. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; the new US President & Elon's Nazi salute, the rise of Reform UK, Labour's failings & SNP in the polls and the Gaza "ceasefire". Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; everything but the US elections, including the situation in the Middle East. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; the US elections & Trump. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on Trumpism and why we need an Anti_Austerity Scottish People's Budget. Linking the US Republican/Trump views on running a country & measures in Labour's recent UK budget. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenor, Graham Campbell with a short piece on the USA Presidential election from Washington DC on Thursday 7th November. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; the situation in Palestine, Starmer on reparations & UK Budget speculation. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on the recently election "Labour" UK government and it's 'direction of travel'. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on the proposed closures of Grangemouth and what a Labour Government SHOULD do... Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy
Richie Venton, the Scottish Socialist Party Trades Union Orgganiser, on the Scottish Budget announcement and the SNP programme for Government.
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; Angus Robertson & Palestine, Devolution Disruption, College Lecturers & Pay Offer, US Election. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the Scottish Socialist Party Trades Union Organiser on Labour and the SNP's choice of nu-austerity. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie expands on last weeks episode and contextualises the far right organisations and the filthy rich people who instigated the recent riots in the post war history of the UK. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; Friends of Palestine statement on Gaza, outcomes of facist riots in England & NI, public spending in Scotland & SNP Conference Agenda. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the Scottish Socialist Party Trades Unions organiser on how to organise against the fascists currently whipping up fear and encouraging riots in England and Northern Ireland. Also included is Richie's speech at the demonstration against the fascists, who had been gathring to threaten asylum seekers in Paisley. Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy
New Season! The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss; facist riots in England & NI, Labour 1st month, US elections & trouble in the 'middle east'. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the Trades Union Organiser of the Scottish Socialist Party talks through the General Election result and how Labour will perform as pur new government. Music: The Kara Sea Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the results and review the outcomes and inputs to the General Election the day after Polling Day. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Host David McClemont is joined by Val Waldron, Rachael Horwitz and Neil Anderson. In this live recording discussion is how we have ended up having an election right now and what the Exit Poll results mean for the UK & Scotland.
On the second last day of campaigning in the 2024 Westminster General Election Neil interviews the SNP candidate for Glasgow North East; Anne McLaughlin. Find out about campaigning, SNP in the Westminster Parliament, Green Deal Mis-Selling, the incredible Scottish Pantry Network and how to steer those asking about issues that are actually “devolved matters” in this election towards thinking about Independence. Music: The Charlemagnes Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website Twitter (X) YouTube Spotify Apple podcasts Podbean Facebook Instagram
Richie Venton, the Trades Union Organiser of the Scottish Socialist Party. Music: The Kara Sea Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://ungagged.podbean.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the election campaign, from too many polls to transgender issues to Gaza. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/
Richie Venton, the Trades Union Organiser of the Scottish Socialist Party on the dismal offerings from the New new Labour Party manifesto. Richie shows that Labour offer more austerity and an American privatised health system. He presents an alternative manifesto... Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the election campaign, from manifestos to Gaza! Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/
SSP Trades Union Organiser, Richie Venton on transforming Scotland into a fair, green place... Music: The Kara Sea Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the election campaign, from more Leaders Debates to Gaza to Tory swingers! Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/
Our own @BikerNeil interviews writer, political commentator & academic Gerry Hassan @GerryHassan GerryHassan.com The tussle between SNP & Labour for Westminster seats in Scotland and the consequences if SNP lose their current "3rd Party" status. The increased MSM coverage of the general election in Scotland compared to previous elections. How have The Reform Party in the latest poll (14th June 24) taken a lead over the tories and the possible consequences of a Tory/Reform merger. As one of it's founders Gerry talks about this year's Kirkcudbright Fringe 5th-8th Sept. https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/
The SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the election campaign, from Sunak's "lie", through the Leadership debates, to the SNP kicking off their campaign. Music: Roy Möller Scottish left, pro-Indy, pro-LGBTIQA Podcasts. Writing. Campaigns. Please join us- help us create a new, fair media- https://ko-fi.com/ungagged Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy
Richie Venton the SSP Trades Union Organiser, on the vacuum in British politics created by a Labour party being pulled rightwards by the economic disaster left by 14 years of toryism, and the draw of the populist far right. Music: The Kara Sea Where to find Left Ungagged… Website https://leftungagged.org/ Twitter (X) https://x.com/_Ungagged?t=vXAjjZz7RQ8KtDX4o4ZXXw&s=09 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leftungagged?igsh=MndxNWpweXExbmUy YouTube https://youtube.com/@fullyungagged902?si=9UN8VF6aNMFMyK4I Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Ungagged Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0e1tHtrT9btQ3VCHIbbF8r?si=6MvWM8-aSZ2Fbo0-eoWDKQ Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/ungagged/id1148338547 Podbean https://www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-2mz3b-47765
SNP Socialist Co-Convenors Janis Wilson and Councillor Graham Campbell discuss the SNP Election launch, the genocide in Rafa and the Labour Party purge of the left... Music: Roy Möller, Hello Lou!
Richie Venton, the Scottish Socialist Party Trades Union Organiser on why socialists must use this election to counter the Starmer/ Tory narrative. Music - The Kara Sea
Neil is talking to Glasgow City Cllr Dan Hutchison of the Scottish Green Party on his 2 years a councillor. Dan's time as a councillor What SGP has achieved in his time within GCC Effects of the breaking of the Bute House Agreement by Humza Yousef What SGP in Glasgow are doing for the recently announced GE Why Trade Unionism is important to him
Janis and Graham discuss the announcement of the General Election...
David and Connor discuss; - New Scottish Cabinet - Is Uk Labour undermining Scottish Labour? - Nefarious Tory plans for Scotland - English Water Contaminated by parasites! Music: James King and the Lonely Wolves.
Richie Venton on the crisis in housing; how the Scottish Government have been cutting housing budgets and the resulting homelessness and how to solve it! *Richie corrects his initial valuation of Anders Holch Povlsen to £6.5 Billion. Music: The Kara Sea
On - Richie Sunak's “Extremist” comments regarding the Scottish Electorate, - the imminence of new Scottish nuke power stations -according to Alister Jack - under an imagined ”return of a unionist regime," and what this statement says about British politics... - Why Andy Burnham WANTS what we have. - The gradualism of Swinney - and a reply to Jonathan Shafi's article in The National... (https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24317597.jonathon-shafi-shouldnt-place-blind-faith-new-snp-leadership/) all packed into 13 minutes!
Richie Venton on Starmer and Swinney's claims to be "Centre Left." What does that mean for working class people when 1 the Labour right winger, Neil Kinnock says Starmer "has gone too far," and 2 Swinney's inclusion of Kate Forbes and her economic and social views, into his Cabinet...
David McClemont is joined by Debra Torrance and Connor Beaton as they discuss:- - The sudden departure of Humza Yousaf as First Minister and the appointment of John Swinney as his successor. - Reaction to the English Local Elections.
SNP Socialist Co-convenors, Janis Wilson and Councillor Graham Campbell on the new Scottish cabinet and their changing priorities. - Does this new Cabinet unite the SNP coalition for Independence and the Scottish electorate, or will it alienate the majority progressives across Scotland? How far is compromise with centrists too far? - Clarity on the SNP stance on the Palestine Genocide as opposed to Starmer and Sarwar's party - Who is welcome in the Labour Party - Will Starmer celebrate Farage next? Or Diane Abbott? - - Devolution vs Independence. -an extended Janis and Graham Ungagged! this week!
Richie Venton, The Scottish Socialist Party Trade Union Organiser introduces his new regular Ungagged slot with a message to the SNP Government. Music "Oh, If Only, " by The Kara Sea. Photo: Craig Maclean
SNP Socialists Co-Convenors, Janis Wilson and Graham Campbell discuss the SNP Leadership conundrum...
This week Host David McClemont (@DavoMc82) is joined by Holyrude O.G. Debra Torrance (@HeathPeaPict) to discuss; - The Potential Ban on Smoking for Anyone Born After 2009 - The (Ahem) Potential End of The Green/SNP Bute House Agreement - The Tory Plan To End Sick Notes - The Believe In Scotland Independence March