Gus Ironside
@gusironside.bsky.social
Senior Advocacy Coordinator at Connected Voice Advocacy (Newcastle). Humanist. Profeminist. Music enthusiast/writer. I support the White Ribbon campaign to end men’s violence against women and girls. Silence and inaction are complicity. Views my own.
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We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
Trick or Treat appears to be a crass, dumbed-down corruption of guising.
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Trick or Treat appears to be a crass, dumbed-down corruption of guising.
Same in Scotland in the ‘70s; every kid got dressed up and went guising with a neep lantern, before trick & treat ruined it.
October 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Same in Scotland in the ‘70s; every kid got dressed up and went guising with a neep lantern, before trick & treat ruined it.
Don’t forget the guising (in Scotland).
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Don’t forget the guising (in Scotland).
Hallowe’en was celebrated in Scotland for generations before the Americanised ‘trick or treat’ ruined it. I used to go guising every Hallowe’en in the ‘70s, as did every kid in Scotland.
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hallowe’en was celebrated in Scotland for generations before the Americanised ‘trick or treat’ ruined it. I used to go guising every Hallowe’en in the ‘70s, as did every kid in Scotland.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just read the newsletter - thanks for this, Casey! I use MyProtein protein powder and creatine - it’s a very popular UK brand and they certainly talk a good game on their website, for what it’s worth.