The following article by George Gunn was first posted on bella caledonia,. LOVE AND MAGICAL THINKING FRIM THE PROVINCE OF THE CAT Next year in September will be the tenth anniversary of the 2014 referendum campaign. Although the result was gut-wrenchingly disappointing those who were 16 then and first-time voters will be 26 in 2024,…
The real honours of Scotland
The following article by George Gunn from the Province of the Cat was first posted by bella caledonia. It links King Charles receiving the ‘Honours Scotland’ with the seizure of the land under feudalism. This continues to this day, albeit it as aggressive capitalist expropriation. However it acknowledges its feudal forebears in the pomp and…
Your country – George Gunn
EL&SD is posting the new poem written by George Gunn. It highlights the continuing iniquity of land tenure in Scotland. YOUR COUNTRY Your country is sold off in 45,000 acre parcels at £25 million a go by the inventor of the sticky back label who bought it from a down on his luck laird…
Ode to the Scottish Republic
George Gunn read the following poem at the republican rally on Calton Hill on the day of the coronation on Saturday 6th May. ODE TO THE SCOTTISH REPUBLIC (Calton Hill, Edinburgh, 6.5.23) My allegiance is to the Scottish people to all people to be called a British subject & to swear allegiance to a…
What happens when it stops raining
The following article by George Gunn of the Province of the Cat. was first posted on bella caledonia. George argues that on the absence and omnipresence of theatre in contemporary Scottish politics, and the players and actors involved. It’s time to re-write the script. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT STOPS RAINING? From The Province of…
The Winds of Change at Gartymore
George Gunn is a signatory to the 2023 Declaration of Calton Hill. In this thought provoking article, first posted by bella caledonia, George argues that climate activists should take inspiration from the Highland Land League’s slogan “Is treasa tuath na tighearna” (The people are mightier than a lord.) Allan Armstrong adds his own comment at…
The SNP have joined forces with The Tories to create ‘green’ Scottish tax havens
The following two articles address the issue of the SNP’s acceptance of Tory ‘freeports’. The first by Jonathon Shafi was first posted by Novara Media. The second is an edited version of an article by George Gunn which first posted by bella caledonia. 1. THE SNP HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH THE TORIES TO CREATE ‘GREEN’…
A flag for a future republic
The following article by George Gunn was first posed by bella caledonia. It oulines a planned challenge in Golspie on June 4th to Elizabrit’s platinum jubilee. In this it follows the footsteps of James Connolly’s protest in Dublin against Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee in 1897. A FLAG FOR A FUTURE REPUBLIC On Saturday 4th June Yes…