Steph Paton
@stephpaton.bsky.social
Glasgow left journo writing about politics, LGBTQ+ liberation and environmentalism. Columnist for @ScotNational. They/Them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I get the suspicion. Fuck knows we've been shafted enough times.
But I know the councillors making the move here, and their politics are all sound.
But I know the councillors making the move here, and their politics are all sound.
October 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I get the suspicion. Fuck knows we've been shafted enough times.
But I know the councillors making the move here, and their politics are all sound.
But I know the councillors making the move here, and their politics are all sound.
Its not about Corbyn. Its about having an actual platform for the Left. And having been involved with YP, I can say in Scotland at least, it isn't riddled with transphobia and the rest.
If it was, the people moving to it, including trans people like me, wouldn't be making that move.
If it was, the people moving to it, including trans people like me, wouldn't be making that move.
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Its not about Corbyn. Its about having an actual platform for the Left. And having been involved with YP, I can say in Scotland at least, it isn't riddled with transphobia and the rest.
If it was, the people moving to it, including trans people like me, wouldn't be making that move.
If it was, the people moving to it, including trans people like me, wouldn't be making that move.
The opposite. Its the more left-wing contingent who have been frozen out by leadership.
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The opposite. Its the more left-wing contingent who have been frozen out by leadership.
The councillors who have jumped are absolutely none of the above, and you should really check before smearing them as such.
October 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The councillors who have jumped are absolutely none of the above, and you should really check before smearing them as such.