24th February - solidarity with the people of Ukraine
On the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Scottish CND, Peace & Justice Scotland and Secure Scotland are calling for a repeat of the...
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Secure Scotland
Sep 19, 20222 min read
THE COMMON SECURITY WARNING BELL
When exploring alternative ways of thinking about security – alternative, that is, to the standard references to military matters,...
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Secure Scotland
Aug 12, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20212 min read
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 16, 20213 min read
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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