Alex Salmond: Scotland’s first nationalist leader and a tireless campaigner for independence: Alex Salmond, possibly one of the most famous Scottish politicians of recent decades, and certainly the best-known face of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has died at the age of 69. The former first minister of Scotland, a long-standing member of the Westminster …
Cranogwen: statue unveiled for pioneering Welsh sailor, poet and gender equality campaigner: Sarah Jane Rees was also known as Cranogwen. National Library of Wales You can read this article in Welsh. A statue has been unveiled in the small seaside village of Llangrannog in Ceredigion, to honour a pioneer in the development of gender equality …
Super Moustache: how a Venezuelan cartoon turned into a political campaigner: “Stupid idiots! Can’t you overthrow him? He’s just a bus driver!” rages a blonde, coiffed character from inside a White House-style building located “somewhere on planet Earth”. The cartoon villain looks like a cross between Donald Trump and The Incredibles antagonist Syndrome. He’s shrieking …