The Strong Grip of the Cold War Mentality
On 9th August, while folk across the world were commemorating the 1945 slaughter of the people of Nagasaki by a nuclear bomb, Dave Doogan...
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- Jul 18
- 1 min
NO MORE THINKING IN BOXES
One thing jumps out of “Emu Field”, Elizabeth Tynan’s fine account of one location for the UK’s nuclear weapon tests in Australia, is the...
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Secure Scotland
- Feb 5
- 2 min
The Drums of War and Scottish Silence
It's not surprising that here in Scotland we are all heavily focussed on the stinking and entrenched clusterbourach that is Westminster....
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Secure Scotland
- Jan 8
- 3 min
Why we need to stop talking about "Nature"
One of the big problems at the back of the serious pickle we are in with climate breakdown and the threat to bio-diversity is how we...
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Secure Scotland
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
Secure Scotland Welcomes Nicola Sturgeon/Douglas Ross Visit to Bluevale Community Club
Secure Scotland has written to the First Minister and to Douglas Ross MSP to commend them for their joint supportive visit to the...
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Secure Scotland
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
White poppies - Now More Than Ever
As the UK’s Remembrance Day approaches many of us will be wearing white poppies. The Peace Pledge Union points out that “the white poppy...
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Secure Scotland
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Trouble with Neighbourhood Watch
You live in a flat in a six-in-a-block, part of a scheme built by the council in the fifties, though now only two of the households are...
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Secure Scotland
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
A Minute's Silence
A poem by Iona Soper, Associate for Secure Scotland - https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper Our vigil was sheltered from...
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Secure Scotland
- Jul 5, 2021
- 2 min
Judy Murray Is Talking Nonsense
Judy Murray, mother of the admirable tennis champions, has criticised the practice of non-competitive sports days in primary schools,...
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Secure Scotland
- May 29, 2021
- 2 min
GLASGOW 13th MAY
13th May 2021 was a day of three connected events in Glasgow. Most folk are now familiar with what happened that day in Kenmure Street,...
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Secure Scotland
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Open call for contributions - 'The Scottish Degrowth Commission
Open call for contributions - 'The Scottish Degrowth Commission: work, livelihoods and a just transition’ Supported by Enough!, Svenja...
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Secure Scotland
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
Human Security: It Starts Here!
By Iona Soper Associate for Secure Scotland: https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper I recently attended a panel exploring...
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Secure Scotland
- Mar 31, 2021
- 6 min
Harm and Hunger: Funding Hunger
By Iona Soper Associate for Secure Scotland: https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper This blog was originally produced for...
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Secure Scotland
- Mar 31, 2021
- 7 min
Harm and Hunger: Nuclear Famine
By Iona Soper Associate for Secure Scotland: https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper This blog was originally produced for...
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Secure Scotland
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
Harm and Hunger: Operation Starvation
By Iona Soper Associate for Secure Scotland: https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper This blog was originally produced for...
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Secure Scotland
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Anti-Nuclear Family
By Iona Soper Associate for Secure Scotland: https://www.securescotland.scot/people/iona-soper Last night I attended the launch of Ray...
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Secure Scotland
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Plato and Play-Doh
There is a cartoon going round in which a young student turns up at the philosophy class with a pack of Play-Doh instead of a copy of...
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Secure Scotland
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
STAYING SAFE
In the pandemic the business of staying safe is top of the agenda. It's personal and social responsibility, it's the business of...
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Secure Scotland
- Sep 26, 2020
- 2 min
“Building Back Better” in a Militarised World
We desire that Scotland should be known for its contribution to peace and justice rather than a launch pad for waging war (Scotland's for...
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Secure Scotland
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
What We Talk About When We Talk About Security
Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal,...
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