Coll McCail
@mccailcoll.bsky.social
Socialist | Writer and activist.
I've written about Trump, Venezuela and the 'Donroe Doctrine' for @novaramedia.com.
Link in the post below.
Link in the post below.
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I've written about Trump, Venezuela and the 'Donroe Doctrine' for @novaramedia.com.
Link in the post below.
Link in the post below.
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The launch of @theskotia.bsky.social podcast has created a good platform for left-wing analysis of Scottish politics. It was one of the few bright spots of 2025. Well done to @mccailcoll.bsky.social and Rory Hamilton for all their work. Listen and subscribe for more in 2026!
Nest of Fearties #18: The Year in Review
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January 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The launch of @theskotia.bsky.social podcast has created a good platform for left-wing analysis of Scottish politics. It was one of the few bright spots of 2025. Well done to @mccailcoll.bsky.social and Rory Hamilton for all their work. Listen and subscribe for more in 2026!
"In Venezuela, we see the reality of imperial violence in a world where might is right: Murder advertised on our timelines, starvation as strategy and old-fashioned colonial theft in service of regional domination."
For Conter on 'Operation Southern Spear’.
For Conter on 'Operation Southern Spear’.
Venezuela: When Might Makes Right
Since the beginning of September, the United States has conducted 23 aerial attacks on small boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. At least 90 people have been killed in what the Trump adm...
www.conter.scot
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"In Venezuela, we see the reality of imperial violence in a world where might is right: Murder advertised on our timelines, starvation as strategy and old-fashioned colonial theft in service of regional domination."
For Conter on 'Operation Southern Spear’.
For Conter on 'Operation Southern Spear’.
“Innocent young people have been allowed to reach the point of death by grey men in grey suits who, when not ignoring their suffering entirely, flatly deny their agency to mitigate it.”
My latest for The Herald.
My latest for The Herald.
'Ignored by their government, we can't let the hunger strikers die this Christmas'
As Christmas approaches the government is hoping you'll forget about the eight Palestine activists on hunger strike in British jails, writes Coll…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“Innocent young people have been allowed to reach the point of death by grey men in grey suits who, when not ignoring their suffering entirely, flatly deny their agency to mitigate it.”
My latest for The Herald.
My latest for The Herald.
Hours after the Palestinian Ambassador urged the SNP to "isolate" companies that profit from the occupation, John Swinney met with Airbnb, which lists hundreds of properties in illegal Israeli settlements.
My piece in @theferret.scot.
My piece in @theferret.scot.
Scotland's first minister backed Israeli sanctions, but met with Airbnb while it promoted West Bank 'occupation tourism'
Airbnb’s business practices in the West Bank have long been in the spotlight, prompting criticism from human rights campaigners. We can now reveal that the firm has lobbied the Scottish Government 52 ...
www.theferret.scot
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hours after the Palestinian Ambassador urged the SNP to "isolate" companies that profit from the occupation, John Swinney met with Airbnb, which lists hundreds of properties in illegal Israeli settlements.
My piece in @theferret.scot.
My piece in @theferret.scot.
"Just over a mile from the Grangemouth Oil refinery, a London stockbroker and an Edinburgh investment banker told a story of decline and deindustrialisation that spoke to the despair of Scots across the country."
My latest in today's Morning Star.
My latest in today's Morning Star.
Scotland’s left is outmanoeuvred and outpaced
“MAN the barricades as we take on the political Establishment.”Readers of this newspaper have heard these words before. They inspired the Paris Communards to storm the heavens in 1848, galvanised the ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Just over a mile from the Grangemouth Oil refinery, a London stockbroker and an Edinburgh investment banker told a story of decline and deindustrialisation that spoke to the despair of Scots across the country."
My latest in today's Morning Star.
My latest in today's Morning Star.
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It was great to join the Skotia podcast to talk all things ScotWind with Dave Moxham from the STUC.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Is Scotland squandering its offshore potential?
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It was great to join the Skotia podcast to talk all things ScotWind with Dave Moxham from the STUC.
Listen here:
Listen here:
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Is Scotland squandering its offshore potential?
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Is Scotland squandering its offshore potential?
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
Almost four years on from the ScotWind leasing round, Dave Moxham (STUC) and Laurie Macfarlane (Future Economy Scotland) offer their perspectives.
Listen to the latest episode of Nest of Fearties now: buff.ly/4bAhXVT
“Multinational corporate actors have no stake in the future of Scotland’s energy transition but all the power to determine its direction.”
My latest in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
My latest in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
Mossmorran workers are the latest to be betrayed by government
On November 18, ExxonMobil announced that it plans to close its ethylene plant at Mossmorran in Fife
www.thenational.scot
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Multinational corporate actors have no stake in the future of Scotland’s energy transition but all the power to determine its direction.”
My latest in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
My latest in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
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Chair of the STUC Youth Committee, Coll McCail, gave his solidarity greetings from the STUC Youth Committee highlighting the shared struggle among equalities groups. Thanks Coll!
@mccailcoll.bsky.social
#stucdisabledworkers25
@mccailcoll.bsky.social
#stucdisabledworkers25
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Chair of the STUC Youth Committee, Coll McCail, gave his solidarity greetings from the STUC Youth Committee highlighting the shared struggle among equalities groups. Thanks Coll!
@mccailcoll.bsky.social
#stucdisabledworkers25
@mccailcoll.bsky.social
#stucdisabledworkers25
No political party with a record as poor as the SNP’s should be assured a fifth successive victory at next year’s Holyrood election. And yet, here we are. But why?
Me on ‘Caledonian paralysis’ for Tribune Magazine.
Me on ‘Caledonian paralysis’ for Tribune Magazine.
Caledonian Paralysis
Despite the party’s failure and scandals, the SNP is set to lead a historic fifth term in government in Holyrood next May. The Scottish Left needs to reestablish itself and rejuvenate the politics of ...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
No political party with a record as poor as the SNP’s should be assured a fifth successive victory at next year’s Holyrood election. And yet, here we are. But why?
Me on ‘Caledonian paralysis’ for Tribune Magazine.
Me on ‘Caledonian paralysis’ for Tribune Magazine.
In August, almost two million Vietnamese people donated to a major crowdfunding campaign for Cuba. It's the latest act in a long history of solidarity between the two peoples.
I've written about that bond for the latest issue of Cuba Sí.
I've written about that bond for the latest issue of Cuba Sí.
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In August, almost two million Vietnamese people donated to a major crowdfunding campaign for Cuba. It's the latest act in a long history of solidarity between the two peoples.
I've written about that bond for the latest issue of Cuba Sí.
I've written about that bond for the latest issue of Cuba Sí.
In this month's Conter column, I've written about Nicola Sturgeon's memoir and the reaction 'Frankly' received in a country still grappling with its author's departure from frontline politics. Link below.
October 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In this month's Conter column, I've written about Nicola Sturgeon's memoir and the reaction 'Frankly' received in a country still grappling with its author's departure from frontline politics. Link below.
"Today, MSPs can be brought to blows by seagulls, but never spurred to act against a system that strips power and control from their constituents."
My column in today's @scotnational.bsky.social.
My column in today's @scotnational.bsky.social.
Scotland is not for sale. Can someone tell the SNP Government?
"NATURE is not only something to save, it is something to invest in ..."
www.thenational.scot
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Today, MSPs can be brought to blows by seagulls, but never spurred to act against a system that strips power and control from their constituents."
My column in today's @scotnational.bsky.social.
My column in today's @scotnational.bsky.social.
Reposted by Coll McCail
This week, I was on the @theskotia.bsky.social podcast discussing the privatisation of Scotland's assets including offshore wind and our civil service infrastructure.
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Nest of Fearties #11: Scotland's Not For Sale w/ James Foley & Craig Dalzell
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September 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This week, I was on the @theskotia.bsky.social podcast discussing the privatisation of Scotland's assets including offshore wind and our civil service infrastructure.
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6pzD...
Or most other places where you'd prefer to get your podcasts.
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/6pzD...
Or most other places where you'd prefer to get your podcasts.
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Excellent-well worth a listen
In this week's episode of Nest of Fearties, James Foley and Craig Dalzell discuss how Scotland became one of the most foreign-owned economies in the world.
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Excellent-well worth a listen
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In this week's episode of Nest of Fearties, James Foley and Craig Dalzell discuss how Scotland became one of the most foreign-owned economies in the world.
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
September 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
In this week's episode of Nest of Fearties, James Foley and Craig Dalzell discuss how Scotland became one of the most foreign-owned economies in the world.
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
🎧 Listen to 'Scotland's Not For Sale' now: buff.ly/2J7NGM7
As the Keir Starmer roles out the red carpet for Isaac Herzog, I’ve written for Jacobin about Jeremy Corbyn’s Gaza Tribunal — where Britain’s participation in Israel’s genocide was exposed by dozens of expert witnesses.
This Genocide Belongs to Britain, Too
Not just Israel’s leaders are responsible for the genocide but also all those who support them. The Gaza Tribunal held in London last week heard evidence of direct British government involvement in Is...
jacobin.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
As the Keir Starmer roles out the red carpet for Isaac Herzog, I’ve written for Jacobin about Jeremy Corbyn’s Gaza Tribunal — where Britain’s participation in Israel’s genocide was exposed by dozens of expert witnesses.
Following in the footsteps of the USA, the British state has privatised its role in Israel’s war crimes.
My piece in today’s Morning Star.
My piece in today’s Morning Star.
Gaza surveillance: the privatisation of genocide
DURING a Times Radio interview last week, the newspaper’s defence editor Larisa Brown confirmed that the British state had hired US contractors to carry out surveillance flights over the Gaza Strip.Th...
morningstaronline.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Following in the footsteps of the USA, the British state has privatised its role in Israel’s war crimes.
My piece in today’s Morning Star.
My piece in today’s Morning Star.
“The objective of Israel’s genocide is to deny the Palestinian people even the hope of a homeland. This week, the British state served that aim, conferring the right to decide Palestine’s future to the land’s illegal occupier.”
My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
Keir Starmer's Palestine recognition speech was so full of colonial arrogance
IN 1965, Palestinian intellectual Fayez Sayegh published a seminal study documenting the historic oppression of his people, “Zionist Colonialism…
www.thenational.scot
August 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“The objective of Israel’s genocide is to deny the Palestinian people even the hope of a homeland. This week, the British state served that aim, conferring the right to decide Palestine’s future to the land’s illegal occupier.”
My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
My column in today’s @scotnational.bsky.social.
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MBDA UK Ltd., is a partner of University of Glasgow. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza using GBU-39 bombs made with MBDA components, killed Palestinian civilians, including 34 people in Al-Buraq school Nov 10, 2023.
NEW 🇵🇸 My article in today’s Herald on Glasgow University’s links to MBDA, the missile group complicit in killing dozens of children in Gaza.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
Glasgow University accused of profiting from 'blood money' due to Gaza ties
The University of Glasgow has been accused of profiting from 'blood money' due to multiple financial ties to a company whose weapons have killed…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
MBDA UK Ltd., is a partner of University of Glasgow. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza using GBU-39 bombs made with MBDA components, killed Palestinian civilians, including 34 people in Al-Buraq school Nov 10, 2023.
NEW 🇵🇸 My article in today’s Herald on Glasgow University’s links to MBDA, the missile group complicit in killing dozens of children in Gaza.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
Glasgow University accused of profiting from 'blood money' due to Gaza ties
The University of Glasgow has been accused of profiting from 'blood money' due to multiple financial ties to a company whose weapons have killed…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
NEW 🇵🇸 My article in today’s Herald on Glasgow University’s links to MBDA, the missile group complicit in killing dozens of children in Gaza.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
The institution is “benefitting from the proceeds of genocide,” says Rector Ghassan Abu-Sittah.
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Twelve months on from Labour's landslide, Matt Kerr and Chris Stephens return to Nest of Fearties to discuss the government's welfare bill, the proscription of Palestine Action and the prospect of a new left-wing party.
🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9
🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9
July 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Twelve months on from Labour's landslide, Matt Kerr and Chris Stephens return to Nest of Fearties to discuss the government's welfare bill, the proscription of Palestine Action and the prospect of a new left-wing party.
🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9
🎧 Listen to 'One Year On' now: buff.ly/rQjBAx9
"The old world will not go quietly."
My remarks at last week's International Forum for Peace in Belgium via @progintl.bsky.social's Wire.
My remarks at last week's International Forum for Peace in Belgium via @progintl.bsky.social's Wire.
“The Multipolar World: A Pact for the Future”
The Progressive International’s Coll McCail speaks at the International Forum for Peace in Brussels, Belgium.
progressive.international
July 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"The old world will not go quietly."
My remarks at last week's International Forum for Peace in Belgium via @progintl.bsky.social's Wire.
My remarks at last week's International Forum for Peace in Belgium via @progintl.bsky.social's Wire.
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Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
June 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Bathgate no more. Lindwood no more. Grangemouth no more. Now, Larbert no more?
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ
After the news of Alexander Dennis' closure, @rosiehampton.bsky.social and @ewangibbs.bsky.social ponder whether Scotland is witnessing another unjust transition.
🎧 Listen now: buff.ly/MwMNRCJ