Coll McCail

Labour has become the cartel party par excellence. Divorced from the people they claim to serve, the narrow clique atop the Starmer project looks ever more like what Abbe Sieyes would call a "separate people". My column in the @M_Star_Online. Link below.

Incredibly misleading rational given the US does not distinguish between "offensive" and "defensive" strikes. Since 28 Feb, 498 Iranian schools and 236 health facilities have been struck. This is what Britain's bases are being used for.

There is no democratic consent for British foreign policy. Coll McCail (@mccailcoll) speaks for Stop The War at @ScottishCND’s 'Stop the Nuclear Nightmare' national demonstration in HMNB Clyde.

The problem with this reasoning is, of course, that Prestwick airport has withdrawn access to clients before — in fact, almost exactly two years ago.

Coll McCail (@mccailcoll) sets out the "incoherence" of John Swinney's response regarding the US military's use of Prestwick airport.

🇧🇪 🇨🇩 A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba. ➡️ u.afp.com/SLmU

The collective punishment of an entire population.

Estoy en retiro, pero me hiere que busquen exterminar, por sus ideales de libertad y defensa de la soberanía, al hermano pueblo de Cuba. A quienes piensan que se trata de un pleito ajeno, les recuerdo lo que dijo el general Cárdenas cuando fue la invasión de playa Girón: «No es lícito preconizar nuestra indiferencia ante su heroica lucha, porque su suerte es la nuestra». En consecuencia, invito a que todos depositemos en la cuenta de Banorte 1358451779 de la asociación civil Humanidad con América Latina, abierta por ciudadanos, escritores y periodistas para comprar alimentos, medicinas, petróleo y gasolina, y ayudar al pueblo cubano. ¡Que cada quien aporte lo que pueda!

Pathetic… US military flights landed at Prestwick Airport — which John Swinney’s Scottish Governemnts owns — over 550 times between April 2025 and February 2026. He hasn’t lifted a finger.

Important @ScottishCND demonstration at Faslane today as Scotland continues to be used as a launch pad for Trump’s wars.

Source: Swinney seeks UK meeting over US military use of Prestwick Airport bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBC Scotland reveal today that three US war planes which stopped over at Prestwick airport earlier this year have conducted at least 30 missions from Israel as part of Operation Epic Fury. Confirms Scotland as an important node of operation in Trump’s illegal war of aggression.

Looking forward to this important event in two weeks time. Book your place below.

Join this vital discussion on war and imperialism today… Book tickets here: buff.ly/OHElzxW With @AbbyMartin plus: Isobel Lindsay Vice-Chair @ScottishCND, @SophieJayJoe Secretary @stwscotland, @MccailColl Editor @TheSkotia and @Jonathon_Shafi Co-editor @ConterScot

.@KNEECAPCEOL are “mobilising to Cuba” with the Nuestra América Convoy "It’s time to break the siege – and stand up for Cuba, as they have stood up for us," they wrote on social media bit.ly/4cGzAPR

👉NEW -- Did Trump bomb Iranian schoolgirls with UK-made weaponry? by @jmcevoy_2 Exclusive: Scottish factory helps make US Tomahawk missiles reportedly used in attack on the Minab compound in Iran, where over 100 children were killed. declassifieduk.org/did-trump-bomb…

In the space of a week, Merz has endorsed the war, called for peace, warned against escalation, affirmed Germany's support for Israel, and expressed concern over the war's impact on energy prices. He seems to embody Europe's strategic confusion.

I wrote the below about a year ago on the role of Scotland’s political class as a willing servant of Washington's military build-up. jacobin.com/2025/01/scotla…

John Swinney is ‘considering’ barring the US military from Prestwick. That’s interesting because for months the Scottish Government has maintained they don’t have the power to do so — evidently not the case. Time for Swinney to act in line with international law.

My book on the history of British South Asian political activism is out this September! Available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online.

Scotland’s chattering classes have descended into a moral panic after today’s old firm. It’s a good time to reshare our conversation with @derekwatson89 and Paul Quigley, ‘The Politics of Scottish Football’. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4h1HinW