All posts by Greg Moodie

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The Great Void

June 15, 2024

Keir Starmer launched Labour's election manifesto in typically vacuous fashion. The document contained 33 pictures of the leader and was clearly targeted at former Tory voters.

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Leading From The Front

June 8, 2024

In a surprise move, Douglas Ross announced he would be standing as an MP in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, describing the move as "leading from the front". Most surprised of all was the current holder of the seat, David Duguid, who appeared to be unaware of his deselection, saying the decision was not his and that claims he was “unable to stand” due to ill health were “simply incorrect”.

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Taking No Chances

June 1, 2024

Keir Starmer denied that he was purging the Labour Party of left-wing and pro-Palestine candidates, but the evidence was pretty clear. Most notable was Faiza Shaheen, the candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green, who was deselected for liking a tweet that included a satirical video by Jon Stewart suggesting that anyone questioning Israel's actions would be shouted down.

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California Dreaming

May 25, 2024

Rishi Sunak's election campaign got off to a very unfortunate start. First, he announced it in the rain without an umbrella while a protester played 'Things can only get better'. Visiting a factory in Wales he asked “So are you looking forward to all the football?” (Wales did not qualify for Euro 2024.) Then he was asked questions by two people who turned out to be Conservative councillors. Then he travelled to Belfast visiting the Titanic Quarter and was asked whether he was captaining a sinking ship. After two days, he announced he would be taking a day off.

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The One Issue Party

May 18, 2024

The Scottish Greens expelled 13 party members for signing a declaration which said “sex is a biological reality” and called for trans women to be banned from women’s changing rooms. A spokesperson said: “The welfare of all our members is our primary concern. The [Conduct and Complaints Committee] process found that the members were in breach of our code of conduct."

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The National Socialist Interest

May 11, 2024

Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke, who is known for hard-right views and defending her ex-husband when he was jailed for sexual assault, defected to Labour and was welcomed with open arms by Keir Starmer.

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Hang The SNP

May 4, 2024

This was written in response to a cartoon by Peter Brookes in The Times which showed four SNP leaders - Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf and John Swinney - hanging from SNP logo nooses. It was shared by journalist Andrew Neil, who called it "brilliant".

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Artist and writer Greg Moodie discusses his work and how he came to cross paths with Walter Scott whilst creating a series of reimaginings of notable Scottish figures for his books ‘Borrowing Burns’ and ‘Cool Scots’, as well as his exhibition of paintings, ‘Poetic Licence’. The process involved taking existing images, in this case Henry Raeburn’s famous painting of Scott, and lifting them out of the period in which they were created in order to jolt the viewer out of any preconceived ideas of time.

Talk – ‘Reimagining Scott’

April 28, 2024

I was asked to give a talk to the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club on Thursday 11th April 2024. This took place at the New Club on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Introduction by Chairperson, Dr. Lucy Wood, vote of thanks by Prof. Calum Colvin.

A New Chaos

April 27, 2024

In a hectic week for Scottish politics, First Minister Humza Yousaf tore up the agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens, after which Tory branch manager Douglas Ross submitted a vote of no confidence in the FM and the Greens said they would back it.

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The Trouble With Work

April 20, 2024

Rishi Sunak vowed to end what he called the UK's ‘sick note culture’ with a set of benefit reforms in another blatant move to punish the sick. Amongst the measures was "shifting the responsibility for sick note assessment from GPs and giving it to private companies".

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