Last month we drew your attention to some recent events around the Bicentenary of the 1820 Rebellion. after which three men were executed and many more deported to Australia for treason. One of them was James ‘Purlie’ Wilson :
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Paisley’s Radical Uprising of 1820
Mary McCabe, co-convenor of our P4Indy National Group writes:
Many of you will have heard of the Radical Wars which swept across West Central Scotland in the early 19th century and which culminated in the 1820 Scottish Uprising. This is a little-known episode of Scottish history, with the reports of what happened suppressed at the time and to some extent suppressed ever since.
Because 2020 is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bonnymuir and the trials, executions and transportations which followed, there had been lots of plans this year to stage commemorative events in local communities. These have mostly fallen foul of Covid-19 and the lockdown.
The aims of the Radicals were political as well as economic and included better wages for weavers, the universal male franchise and independence for Scotland. The play is performed (there are folk-songs as well as drama) by senior citizens.
Continue readingTwo Closes, a Referendum & Much More
Continuing our Podcast Series, this is part 2 of the interview with Mary McCabe on IndyLive Radio. It was recorded on 18 Dec 2019 with Val Gauld and Marlene Halliday.
In this one we cover :
- how Mary came to write her novel “Two Closes & a Referendum”
- was the referendum really as divisive as it is sometimes described?
- what was meant by “once in a generation”?
- Sir John Curtice’ recent views on Scotland going forward
- writing letters to newspapers
- when is a mandate not a mandate?
- post-general election how are we feeling?
Here it is. It may take a few seconds to get load up. Patience is a virtue 😀