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…4 min read·Feb 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…8 min read·Jun 16, 2020--1--1
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…2 min read·Sep 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…2 min read·Jun 22, 2019--3--3
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…2 min read·May 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…4 min read·Oct 28, 2018----