Grant ButtarsRIC is Dead, Long Live RIC 2.0?On Sunday 31st Jan 2021, a vote was taken to wind up the national organisation of the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC). Important…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Grant ButtarsHow Radical Was the Radical LairdA key figure in the history of Dundee is George Kinloch, famously charged with sedition and later becoming the city’s first MP following…Jun 16, 20201Jun 16, 20201
Grant ButtarsGallow HillI grew up in the suburban Dundee in the 70s-80s. Some houses were bigger or older but this was predominantly 1930s bungalow land. Yet…Sep 3, 2019Sep 3, 2019
Grant ButtarsFighting Transphobia With SolidarityIn my UCU branch at the University of Edinburgh, we recently passed a motion affirming our commitment to trans and non-binary equality. To…Jun 22, 20193Jun 22, 20193
Grant ButtarsTrans Rights Are Not ConditionalAt UCU Congress 2019, I spoke against a motion I considered transphobic and in favour of our union’s policy of being trans inclusive. The…May 30, 2019May 30, 2019
Grant ButtarsThe Week the Music Died?The prospect for another cohesive independence movement died last week. The level of bile and conspiracy theory bullshit that has been…Oct 28, 2018Oct 28, 2018