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Sauna Raids and Silenced Sex Workers (coz Embra Council knows best, ken)

When I was wee, there was a shop near to where I lived, beside the hairdressers and opposite the library which I remember always thinking was sort of weird. It […]

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Banking on Handouts: Food Poverty in the Big Society

Recently, as part of orientation to a new job, I went on a tour of a local foodbank and was very nearly reduced to tears. It is hard to put […]

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No one could agree what to say Naw to in Edinburgh on Monday

Demonstrations against the Scottish Defence League should, on the face of it, be a fairly straightforward affair, with the Sieg Failing knuckledraggers and keyboard fantasists who make up their ranks […]

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Nae Tories in sight but conservativism rules at Tory Conference protest

Protests against the Scottish Tory Party Conference are generally jovial affairs; there was that nice day out on the Beach in Troon a few years ago, that strange Nat organised […]

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Just another Saturday

With the referendum just 5 days away, we went out and about in Scotland’s 2 biggest cities, to see what the respective campaigns were up to. ——————————————— From our Edinburgh […]

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Police Scotland: Legal Highs Make You “Jump Between Roofs”

Last year, a multimillion dollar lawsuit finally established that the energy drink Red Bull does not give you wings. It’s yet to be seen whether anyone will be looking for a […]

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Police Allowed Nazis to Stage an ‘Anti-Refugee’ Protest in Edinburgh Today

While Edinburgh City Council may have voted last week to ban the Scottish Defence League from staging an ‘anti-refugee’ march through the capital today, this afternoon Police Scotland had other ideas. […]

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Photos: Nazi Salutes on the Royal Mile as the SDL protest in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is known around the world for its street performance. The cobbled concourse up to the castle can be a challenge to navigate at the best of times, with its ceaseless array of […]

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Why are we still building PFI schools?

News that 17 Edinburgh schools were to be closed on Monday amidst fears for their structural safety sent waves of shock and “we told you so” across the city and […]

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Photos: SDL Drowned Out as Leith Marches Against Racism

A few weeks ago, stickers from the neo-Nazi youth cult National Action started appearing around the streets of Leith, as they have in Glasgow and elsewhere. In response, locals came together […]

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The Battle of Scotsman Steps: White Pride Marchers Humiliated in Edinburgh

The Scottish far-right suffered their biggest defeat on the streets in seven years in Edinburgh yesterday afternoon, as anti-fascists continually impeded their movements and refused to obey police...

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The SDL Are Exploiting a Homeless Veteran’s Death – We Need to Stop Them

Guest post by Edinburgh Anti-Fascists Just like Tommy Robinson and the the far right in the south of England, Scotland’s fascists are trying to hijack someone’s memory to further their […]

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Police Scotland Arrest Protestor For Holding “Nae Nazis” Sign at Bannon Event

For reasons unclear to everyone except themselves, mainstream commentators love Steve Bannon. He may be the demagogic leading strategist of the international far right, the man behind rolling hate...

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