In full: The Santander branches closing in Scotland 23 Jan 2019 at 10:52am
Santander is to close 140 branches in the UK, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk, following a slump in the number of transactions it handles.
Nicola Sturgeon: Theresa May ?running scared? over independence 23 Jan 2019 at 4:55pm
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed the Prime Minister is “running scared” of a second independence referendum in a significant hardening of rhetoric ahead of a meeting between the two leaders in Downing Street.
Edinburgh is top city in UK for economic growth 23 Jan 2019 at 4:26pm
Edinburgh has been ranked as the UK city with the best prospects for economic growth in 2019, according to a study examining the “health” of cities.
Brexit sees Scots Tories? mask slip over devolution ? Joan McAlpine MSP 23 Jan 2019 at 3:39pm
After Scottish Conservative MPs warn the UK Government not to give the Scottish Government a formal role in post-Brexit trade negotiations, SNP MSP Joan McAlpine says it shows they are putting “extreme unionist ideology” ahead of their constituents.
Analysis: Blocking trade role shows increasing power of Scots Tory MPs 23 Jan 2019 at 2:37pm
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has a lot to contend with at the moment, but took time out of her busy schedule to express outrage at the story featured on the front page of the Scotsman this morning.
SNP MEP: Now is not the time to push for IndyRef2 23 Jan 2019 at 10:44am
The SNP continues to be split over whether now is the time for Nicola Sturgeon to call a second Scottish referendum, with one of the party’s MEPs insisting it is not time yet to “push the button” on such a vote.
Davos forum shows that we need to share out the wealth ? Jamie Livingstone 23 Jan 2019 at 6:00am
This week political and business elites have been gathering in Davos, Switzerland for their annual festival of wealth – otherwise known as the World Economic Forum. Some attendees will undoubtedly be feeling particularly pleased with themselves. As a startling new report by Oxfam revealed on Monday, billionaire fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year. That’s an eyewatering $2.5 billion a day.
A Portugese Laddie by Miguel Boronha 23 Jan 2019 at 1:08pm
Last month the Tory government published its white paper on EU migration post-Brexit. As a result, I spent my day arguing positively for immigration on social media, sharing fact-based articles showing that EU migration has had a very positive impact on the UK?s economy in the last decade. However, one tweet was particularly popular, in which …
Today in Brexit by Rev. Stuart Campbell 23 Jan 2019 at 9:19am
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Chris Cairns is on holiday by Rev. Stuart Campbell 19 Jan 2019 at 11:09am
Yes, still. Yes, again. But don’t worry, we still have a cartoon joke for you. Ladies and gentlemen, the Scottish Labour Party.
The Prisoners by Rev. Stuart Campbell 18 Jan 2019 at 4:35pm
You wouldn’t know it to watch the black-hole-scale mess our politicians are making of it, but the thing about Brexit is that it ISN’T an insoluble problem. That two of the supposed “partners” in the United Kingdom are being forced out of the EU against the will of their people is a political choice, not …
Out of the quagmire by Lindsay Bruce 14 Jan 2019 at 12:19pm
UK politics is stuck fast in the mud, going nowhere, and the casualties are mounting. Whether on Brexit, independence or anything else, we?ve all become so dug-in to our positions that some people – naming no names – have forgotten where the battle lines are or what their political war was even about in the first place. …
The Prime Minister is a lying idiot by Rev. Stuart Campbell 14 Jan 2019 at 10:58am
The extremely sharp and perceptive New Statesman writer Stephen Bush buries some of his political insight in a daily email newsletter (because, we assume, his fax machine doesn’t work, you can’t send telegrams any more and London flats don’t have enough room to keep a lot of messenger pigeons or let you send smoke signals). …
Meanwhile in the Scottish media by Rev. Stuart Campbell 13 Jan 2019 at 1:33pm
Nicola Sturgeon attended a meeting of the SNP NEC yesterday. Or maybe she didn’t. One of these people/publications, inescapably, is flat-out lying to their readers about the event in question. Given the Scottish media’s ingrained habit of lying about pretty much everything almost all of the time, we honestly wouldn’t like to hazard a guess as …
All change in Moray by Rev. Stuart Campbell 10 Jan 2019 at 5:35pm
Blimey, that was quick. This was Tory MP Douglas Ross yesterday: Short version: “I don’t care what my constituents want, I will vote loyally for the party I was elected as a member of.” And this is him today: Never let it be said Wings readers don’t get things done.
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On the subject of blogging etiquette... by James Kelly 20 Jan 2019 at 3:43am
Disappointingly, Mhairi Hunter reacted to the polite criticism in the previous post by blocking me on Twitter. It's never pleasant being blocked by someone 'on your own side', especially an electe...
No, Lady Hermon's support does not give the government a DUP-proof majority by James Kelly 17 Jan 2019 at 4:37am
There's a rather odd little article on the New Statesman website by Patrick Maguire, claiming that Lady Hermon's announcement that she will never back any motion of no confidence means that Labour ...
Is it "inconceivable" for Sarah Smith to report Scottish politics objectively? by James Kelly 15 Jan 2019 at 8:37am
I stumbled across this tweet overnight -Although I didn't hear the report in question, I have little difficulty imagining that Sarah Smith said exactly that, because she's been playing this little ...
Have the chances of a very early general election just increased? by James Kelly 13 Jan 2019 at 5:39am
By now you may have seen the front page story in the Sunday Times, claiming that anti-Brexit Tory MPs are plotting a "coup" in collusion with John Bercow to wrest control of parliamentary business ...
Looking to Interview a native Scotland resident for a graduate school project. by /u/Jewdene 23 Jan 2019 at 4:30pm
Hello! I?m currently a Graduate student in an MFA program for acting in the United States. As a part of my training program, I?ve been tasked this semester with finding one or two native Scottish s...
How welcoming is Scotland towards foreigners? by /u/unknownzip 23 Jan 2019 at 4:04pm
Are scottish people friendly towards foreigners? Do they like high skilled immigrants coming to their country? Tell me more about this place. I'd really like to know more :) submitted by /u/u...
Theresa May is still not listening as she drags Scotland off Brexit cliff by Ian Blackford 21 Jan 2019 at 4:30am
Ian Blackford says the Prime Minister should have been reaching out across the governments and nations of the UK in a genuine attempt to listen and secure a deal that could command wide support.
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. - Aldous Huxley
Even Worse by michaelgreenwell 21 Jan 2019 at 8:25am
The remarkable thing is that the current group are actually WORSE than this lot grew up to be… Advertisements
Who Has Most Per Head? by michaelgreenwell 3 Jan 2019 at 11:24am
A nice simple graphic that lays out some important stats.
The Spider?s Web ? Britain?s Second Empire by michaelgreenwell 2 Jan 2019 at 3:11pm
?Over and over again, we have seen that there is a power in this Country, other than that which has its seat at Westminster. The City of London, a convenient term for a collection of financial interests is able to assert itself against the Government of the Country. Those who control money, are able to …
David Mundell, Brilliant As Ever by michaelgreenwell 10 Dec 2018 at 10:03pm
England’s man in Scotland David Mundell, simultaneously showing how much he is in the loop, and the quality of his powers of political prediction…
Scottish Media Reaches A New Level of Absurdity by michaelgreenwell 9 Dec 2018 at 3:40pm
If you had asked me before today what the most absurd thing I had seen in the Scottish media was, I would have shown you the piece below. Not a political piece, although it mentions politics, just thoroughly ridiculous… However, I think the Sunday Mail has just topped its sister paper the record, or at …
An Odd video to use as pro Scottish Independence (but it perfectly illustrate... by michaelgreenwell 26 Nov 2018 at 11:41pm
Here is an English woman conversing with an English man. The man in this video is a wonderful pianist. He does videos surprising the public with his piano playing (jazz, boogie woogie, blues) and there are lots of videos where he makes the passing punters happy, and even teaches some of them how to play …
The Bigger Picture of Little England by Bella Caledonia Editor 23 Jan 2019 at 9:39am
The pictures of the women espousing the politics of Enoch Powell, or the Tory peer urging Britain to re-colonise Zimbabwe may seem like social media flashpoints through which we can project a picture of an entire nation in the grip of the dark forces of racism and nascent fascism. But smearing a whole group of …
Media in the Time of Extinction and Climate Breakdown by Bella Caledonia Editor 22 Jan 2019 at 4:32pm
It’s a New Year and it’s time for a New You. That’s certainly what Kevin Keane, Scotland’s erstwhile ‘Environment Correspondent’ must have thought. On the 10 January he was still BBC Scotland’s ‘Environment Correspondent’. On the 11 January he was still BBC Scotland’s ‘Environment Correspondent’. (click on the image to enlarge) But by the 22 January …
The Road not Taken, the Road Still Open by Bella Caledonia Editor 21 Jan 2019 at 9:29pm
Sitting down to ponder again the impact of Paulo Freire?s work in Britain in the more than forty years since we first encountered it raises a storm of memories and emotions. To begin with, it would be churlish to deny that the allied victory over Fascism in the second world war, alongside Labour?s triumph at …
Estonia: Digital Utopia or Orwellian Dystopia? by Bella Caledonia Editor 21 Jan 2019 at 1:29pm
THERE is much hyping of the notion Scotland should emulate Baltic Estonia and become a ?digital frontier?. Recently, Angus Robertson was using his National column to laud the idea of ?Scottish digital citizenship? on the Estonian model. I?m all for embracing new technology. But there is a bit of me that worries when abstract references …
Reforming Local Democracy in an Independent Scotland by Bella Caledonia Editor 21 Jan 2019 at 12:50pm
British politics is currently consumed in madness. Turn on your TV and it will be Brexit. Turn on your radio and it will be Brexit. Walk into a café and listen to a local political preacher ramble on about, you guessed it, Brexit. Yet within the realms of the Yes movement there has been much …
This Script by Bella Caledonia Editor 20 Jan 2019 at 12:13pm
Jenny Lindsay was one half of the mythical Rally and Broad is the author of Ire and Salt and is the founder and director of Flint and Pitch a platform for emerging, Scottish spoken word, theatre, live literature and music acts. ‘This Script’ is a part univocal poem in, and about, I. From the stage …
The Authentic Andy Murray by Bella Caledonia Editor 19 Jan 2019 at 11:49pm
?Maybe, I?ll see you again? In classic Andy Murray fashion, after the downcast press conference, the worldwide tributes and the schmaltzy retirement video by his fellow pros, he gave us all something to cling onto. This week he?s expected to announce if he?ll go ahead with a hip resurfacing operation, which would, if nothing else, …
Chasing Imperial Virility with Enoch Powell and Oliver?s Army by Bella Caledonia Editor 18 Jan 2019 at 7:53pm
This week saw the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of the Union, on January 16 1707. The past 24 hours (never mind the previous 312 years) has put such a strain on the Union that it seems at breaking point. The slow draining of the last residual respect not just for Westminster but …
May should close parliament if necessary to stop bill blocking no deal Brexit... by Andrew Sparrow 23 Jan 2019 at 5:43pm
Rolling coverage of the day?s political developments as they happenDelaying Brexit would be even worse than no deal, says Liam FoxMichel Barnier?s Luxembourg Times interview - SummaryPMQs verdict 5.43pm GMT Talking of David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, the FT?s Jim Pickard points out that ...
Holyrood to launch inquiry into Salmond row by Severin Carrell Scotland editor 15 Jan 2019 at 4:18pm
Investigation could be delayed until after ministerial code inquiry into Nicola SturgeonMSPs are to launch a special inquiry into the Scottish government?s handling of a botched investigation into claims of sexual harassment against Alex Salmond after the case collapsed in court last week.Party l...
Alex Salmond's aides ramp up criticism of Nicola Sturgeon by Severin Carrell Scotland editor 14 Jan 2019 at 6:37pm
First minister?s spokesman accuses Salmond?s team of smears in row over harassment claimsAlex Salmond has escalated his attacks on Nicola Sturgeon?s government by implying that the Scottish first minister?s accounts about a sexual harassment investigation into him have been misleading.Salmond, St...
Sturgeon refers herself to ethics body over actions in Salmond case by Severin Carrell Scotland editor 13 Jan 2019 at 2:20pm
Move follows admission first minister was briefed by Salmond on harassment inquiryNicola Sturgeon has referred herself to an independent ministerial ethics body after bowing to intense pressure to allow an investigation into her actions in the Alex Salmond sexual harassment case.The first ministe...
Alex Salmond reports Scottish government to watchdog after 'leaks' by Press Association 10 Jan 2019 at 11:31pm
The former first minister is concerned about how sexual misconduct allegations against him became publicAlex Salmond has reported the Scottish government to a data watchdog, having earlier voiced concerns over how information about the sexual misconduct allegations against him entered the public ...
Sturgeon accused of breaching rules over Salmond inquiry by Severin Carrell Scotland editor 10 Jan 2019 at 6:04pm
Scotland?s first minister urged to refer herself to watchdog for failing to disclose meetingsNicola Sturgeon is facing intense pressure to refer herself to Scotland?s ethics watchdog for potentially breaking ministerial rules over the Alex Salmond sexual harassment allegations.Richard Leonard, th...
Scotland census: sex question changes 'may risk reliability of data' by Libby Brooks, Scotland correspondent 9 Jan 2019 at 4:35pm
Analysts suggest proposed switch in 2021 survey to non-binary sex question will make results harder to interpretProposed changes to a question about biological sex, asked in Scotland?s next census, risk undermining the reliability of the survey and set a difficult precedent for equalities protect...
The botched Alex Salmond harassment inquiry could stop women speaking out | D... by Dani Garavelli 9 Jan 2019 at 2:50pm
A further erosion of trust in the complaints system is the opposite of what the Scottish government set out to achieveYou would assume that civil servants faced with allegations of sexual assault by a former first minister of Scotland would proceed with the utmost caution; that they would firepro...
The proud Scot butters nae neeps
So how’s that respect agenda working out for everyone? Remember that? Respect was supposed to be the keystone in Conservative dealings with Scotland, according to David Cameron before he won the award for worst Prime Minister ever and then flounced off to his garden shed. But it’s not all bad, we’ve now all discovered that …
Lost and silenced in the dreamscape
What is wrong with Britain? Let me list the ways. Mind you, if anyone embarked upon a serious and detailed accounting of the myriad ways in which the British state is a fundamental screw up, they’d still be listing them by the time that the Sun runs out of hydrogen and starts to consume helium …
Living in a 1970s concept album
Meet the new plan, the same as the old plan. Even though the Prime Minister has been utterly humiliated, she keeps going on. Theresa is missing the shame gene. It is now clear that Theresa May is giving the UK a lesson in masochism. It’s about the only sense in which the UK is able …
The temple of doom
It’s being reported today (Sunday) that the British Government finds it “extremely concerning” that MPs are trying to delay Article 50 in order to avoid a no deal. It’s a bit like that scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull when our hero and his chums are in a river and …
The National?s Wee Ginger Dugcast : Jan 18
The second edition of The National’s Wee Ginger Dugcast featuring yours truly and Callum Baird, editor of The National. This week we discuss the events in Westminster and the growing impetus for Scotland to have a say on its future. And we also talk about the dog’s bollocks. As you do. You can help to …
The Ice Queen?s sandcastle
After the devastating defeat of the government’s Brexit deal on Tuesday, came Wednesday’s vote of confidence called by Jeremy Corbyn. As expected, those Tories who voted down the central policy of their own government yesterday lined up to support it today. They might hate Theresa May’s deal, but they hate Jeremy Corbyn even more. The …
The great defeat
After delays, prevarications, and attempts to sideline Parliament, Theresa May finally put her deal to the House of Commons on Tuesday. Theresa May never wanted this vote. She wanted to ram her deal through Parliament without any vote at all. Today we discovered just why she was so reluctant to put the matter to a …
The Great British Pseudocracy
Theresa May is currently engaged in a competition with Donald Trump to see which of the two of them can get away with the most lies. If she is in a competition with Trump, she’s narrowly in the lead. It’s the only plausible explanation for the Prime Minister’s curious lack of attachment to reality. It’s …
Alyn Smith: We must unite around New Scots and say they are welcome here
ONE of the main issues at play in the Brexit vote was immigration, and it is important to be open and honest when we are discussing it. It is an important issue, some people are concerned about it and those concerns must be addressed, not dismissed.
Independence referendum series on BBC Scotland?s new channel
A THREE-part documentary about the independence referendum and another looking at 20 years of the Scottish Parliament are among the programmes unveiled yesterday for the new BBC Scotland channel.
Child?s death linked to pigeon droppings infection
A REVIEW will be carried out at Glasgow?s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after it emerged one of the two patients who died there after contracting an infection linked to pigeon droppings was a child.
Ronnie Cowan in Catalonia intervention attempt
A SCOTTISH MP has raised the case of Catalonia?s political prisoners at Westminster, urging the UK Government to condemn what he described as an ?outrage?.
Sewel: no "constitutional safeguard", just a "self-denying ordinance..."
By any reckoning, Richard Keen QC is an uncommonly political lawyer. Former Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, and now the UK government's chief adviser on Scots law, Ruth Davidson appointed him chairman of the Scottish Tories in 2013. While in office, he reportedly summoned the party's MSPs to his "small castle", and subjected them all to a dres...
"A quintessential matter of political judgment for Westminster..."
Last Friday, the Lord Advocate published the Scottish Government's intervention in the ongoing Brexit litigation before the UK Supreme Court. James Wolffe QC weighed in behind the Divisional Court's judgment, arguing that the royal prerogative cannot lawfully be used to trigger Article 50. But Scotland's senior law officer also ranged beyond tha...
"Ane absolute power to Cass, Annull & Dissable -- Contrair to Law..."
Last night, the Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC published the Scottish Government's written intervention in the Article 50 litigation. The case is scheduled to be heard by all eleven of the UK Supreme Court's Justices between the 5th and 8th of December. It is, as you'd expect, a weighty legal document which you may not find instantly digestible....
Lord Carloway's right to silence
Earlier this year, the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee launched an inquiry into "the role and purpose of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service," to focus on:"... its core role and examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the COPFS, how well it works with its stakeholders, and the support it provides to witnesses and victims o...
Escaping the Mire
Longstanding readers of this blog know what I think about the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act, and the events which led to its introduction. Alex Salmond seized on an Old Firm fracas in 2011, arguing that this so-called "shame game" required special legal measures.Elected with a majority in the Holyrood election of that year, there was no re...
Legally, can Holyrood "block" Brexit?
"100 days on from the referendum and with up to six months until the triggering of Article 50 it is time the government got serious and put our economic interests and membership of the single market at the front of their negotiating plans. With a clear majority in the Scottish Parliament for retaining membership of the single market - expressed ...
19th September, 2014
On the 19th of September 2014, I wrote a piece entitled ?under the low sky.? It is an evocative line ? stolen ? from a book I read years ago about the experience of living in the Netherlands, where the horizon presses down on you, without the thrown elbows of mountains to keep it at bay. But the phrase seemed apt to the slate-grey Glasgow aftern...
A Bill for Criminal Letters
"Criminal Letters" sounds like a pot-boiler crime novel, written by one of Agatha Christie's less talented impersonators. But in Scots law, this evocative phrase has a more precise meaning. The overwhelming majority of criminal cases in this country are pursued by the Procurator Fiscal, prosecuting individuals in the public interest, under the ...
Britain, Brexit and Why Winston Churchill is Alive and Kicking in this Mess
Britain, Brexit and Why Winston Churchill is Alive and Kicking in this Mess Gerry Hassan Le Monde, January 21st 2019 Britain is not a happy place. But then neither is much of the Western world. Instead, it is angry. A country where many people feel let down, not respected or listened to by politicians, institutions …
Salmond, Sturgeon and the End of an Era for the SNP
Salmond, Sturgeon and the End of an Era for the SNP Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, January 16th 2019 Britain stands at an abyss. Three years of endless Brexit deliberations have resulted in the UK facing crisis, doubt and anxiety about what the future holds. Politics has become a high wire act of competing intransigencies and …
My Favourite Books of 2018
My Favourite Books of 2018 December 22nd 2018 Gerry Hassan This is a list of my favourite books of the year. It is a totally subjective and idiosyncratic list: made up things I have read, come across, been involved in or inspired by and which have stopped me and made me think. There is a …
My Favourite Music of the Year: 2018
My Favourite Music of the Year: 2018 December 21st 2018 Gerry Hassan This is my fourth year of doing a comprehensive music list of thing I have bought, been listening to, and had come my way in the past year. It has been as usual an eclectic year musically but highlights include the Southside Record …
Memorable Moment of 2018 and Anticipation for 2019
Memorable Moment Living with Two Gentle Giants: Salt and Pepper Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, December 19th 2018 I have lived with cats since a teenager, but this year I ventured into completely new territory by getting two cats at the same time. They are brothers, from the same litter, half Maine Coon, and were one …
Where is Radical Scotland and does it really exist?
Where is Radical Scotland and does it really exist? Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, December 12th 2018 As the United Kingdom seemingly collapses and its political class shows unprecedented incompetence, where stands Scotland? Where is that much talked about sentiment that we are radical, different, and more left-wing than the rest of the UK? For some …
The Brexit Disaster is an Existential Crisis in the ?Idea? of Britain
The Brexit Disaster is an Existential Crisis in the ?Idea? of Britain Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, December 5th 2018 Last week I attended an event at Dundee University on the ideas and impact of the Scottish thinker Tom Nairn. Many of his books were discussed, including his critique of the monarchy, and the insularity of …
This should be the time for Corbyn?s Labour but so far it isn?t
This should be the time for Corbyn?s Labour but so far it isn?t Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, November 28th 2018 This should be the moment for Corbyn?s Labour. They face a divided, incompetent Tory Government. A party that has lost nine Cabinet ministers in the last year, which has no domestic agenda to speak of, …
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP on the BRINK: Party in bitter fight over new independen...
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP on the BRINK: Party in bitter fight over new independence referendum Express.co.ukTheresa May - 'The last thing we need is a second Scottish independence referendum' HeraldScotlandSturgeon and May clash over indyref2 ahead of Brexit talks BBC NewsScottish independence referendum the last thing we want, says PM Gibraltar ChronicleMinisters vow to 'play hardball' if SNP ...
Will Nicola Sturgeon call for a second Scottish independence referendum befor...
Will Nicola Sturgeon call for a second Scottish independence referendum before the end of Spring? ITV NewsBREXIT SHAME: Nicola Sturgeon uses May?s Commons defeat to demand Scottish INDEPENDENCE ExpressSturgeon will give clarity on Scottish independence push in coming weeks ReutersSNP divisions hit chance of renewed push for Scottish independence Financial TimesSturgeon: The case for Scottis...
Too soon for new Scottish independence referendum, warn SNP bigwigs - The Times
Too soon for new Scottish independence referendum, warn SNP bigwigs The TimesNicola Sturgeon has been warned by senior colleagues it would be foolhardy to rush into another Scottish independence referendum as she prepares to set out ...
IN PICTURES: Demonstration for Scottish independence in Edinburgh - The Courier
IN PICTURES: Demonstration for Scottish independence in Edinburgh The CourierSupporters for independence were making their voices heard as they feel support for a second independence referendum is growing due to Westminster's Brexit ...
More questions for SNP over deaths at Glasgow hospital - Express
More questions for SNP over deaths at Glasgow hospital ExpressSNP MINISTERS face more questions over ?secrecy? after a child's death from a hospital infection linked to pigeon droppings was kept hidden for a month.
?Collaboration with Partners Minimizes Illegal Hunting in SNP? -FDA - Liberia...
?Collaboration with Partners Minimizes Illegal Hunting in SNP? -FDA Liberian Daily ObserverMr. Blamah Sando Goll, technical manager at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), has said that effective collaboration with international partners has ...
MP urges SNP leaders to make case for a second vote on Scottish independence ...
MP urges SNP leaders to make case for a second vote on Scottish independence The Irish NewsA LEADING SNP MP has called on the party's leadership to drop calls for a second European referendum and instead put the case for a *fresh* vote on Scottish ...
Brexit: SNP 'will work constructively' with UK government - BBC News
Brexit: SNP 'will work constructively' with UK government BBC NewsThe SNP will "work constructively" with the UK government to find a way forward on Brexit, the party's Westminster leader has pledged. Ian Blackford was ...
SNP 'not ready' for fresh independence vote | Scotland - The Times
SNP 'not ready' for fresh independence vote | Scotland The TimesThe SNP is not ready for a second independence referendum, one of the party's MEPs has warned.Alyn Smith's intervention came as Nicola Sturgeon said that it ...
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP on the BRINK: Party in bitter fight over new independen...
Nicola Sturgeon's SNP on the BRINK: Party in bitter fight over new independence referendum Express.co.ukScottish independence referendum the last thing we want, says PM Gibraltar ChronicleTheresa May - 'The last thing we need is a second Scottish independence referendum' HeraldScotlandSturgeon and May clash over indyref2 ahead of Brexit talks BBC NewsMinisters vow to 'play hardball' if SNP ...
Too soon for new Scottish independence referendum, warn SNP bigwigs - The Times
Too soon for new Scottish independence referendum, warn SNP bigwigs The TimesIan Blackford: Scottish independence is a Brexit 'escape route' The NationalPoll: Two-thirds of Scots believe Brexit makes independence more likely The ScotsmanMP urges SNP leaders to make case for a second vote on Scottish independence The Irish NewsView full coverage on Google News
SNP 'not ready' for fresh independence vote | Scotland - The Times
SNP 'not ready' for fresh independence vote | Scotland The TimesThe SNP is not ready for a second independence referendum, one of the party's MEPs has warned.Alyn Smith's intervention came as Nicola Sturgeon said that it ...
Will Nicola Sturgeon call for a second Scottish independence referendum befor...
Will Nicola Sturgeon call for a second Scottish independence referendum before the end of Spring? ITV NewsScotland is stuck between referendums. It is the most Remain-leaning part of the UK with 62% voting to stay in the EU, and polls show this nation is just as in ...
Thanks, Brexit! Sturgeon gloats Scottish independence MORE LIKELY due to EU e...
Thanks, Brexit! Sturgeon gloats Scottish independence MORE LIKELY due to EU exit Express.co.ukBREXIT has ?strengthened and reinforced? the case for Scottish independence, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said as she accused Whitehall of ?sidelining? the ...
Brexit slowly becoming a Farce.
Let's face it, this Tory Govt has no intent on pulling out of EU. It will go on and on and on until lie of land changes!
When will indyref2 happen?
Not when you would like it to happen, but when do you believe indyref2 will happen?
The normalisation of the far-right continues
Tommy Robinson.
6 months ago nobody had heard of the c**t, and if they had it was only to recognise him as an ignorant, racist nutter.
Today I had the car radio on and listened as BBC 5Live gave this guy a full 20 minutes of coverage, including having a reporter outside prison waiting bre...
General Politics Thread
Firstly, what happened to capybara's thread? I've went back about four pages and can't find it. Am i going blind/dottled?
Anyway, until it is found.
I know it's purely an English/Welsh issue, but the junior doctors' dispute is not improving. Looks like the government is going to try to impose ...
What is the point of Labour
Much as I hate the tory party (and christ do I do) you have to give them credit for a couple of things.
1. They have stupid unionists voting for them despite the fact Scotland is going to shit.
2. They think brexit is a good thing for the UK and bring stupid unionists to think the same an...
Question Time
A bit feisty this evening to say the least.
Israel lobby v Corbyn
At fever pitch at the moment, and a daily event yet still to hear anything Anti-semitic he's done.
Tartan
Army Message Board (often features political threads)
Where?s my £600
Apparently this guy was owed £600 from his boss, so he took a slight revenge
Movies 2019
Don't think anyone's started this thread yet.
Last Saturday: Stan and Ollie - loved it, great film
Yesterday: The Favourite - didn't get the hype, bit bored, bit of a waste of money
Cold weather gear
Heading up to the far north of Japan in a couple of weeks...I can expect temperatures down to about -15c to -20c.
What kind of clothing (specific items) should I be looking at buying? I've never been anywhere as cold as this and I really don't own that much gear for extreme cold.
Ch...
Lunar Eclipse
They say it's the longest total lunar eclipse of the century - tonight.
https://www.space.com/33786-lunar-eclipse-guide.html
Question Time Tonight
From Kelso The panel includes Labour's shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry MP, the Scottish government's finance secretary John Swinney MSP, Conservative chairman of the defence select committee Rory Stewart MP, Scotsman columnist Lesley Riddoch and editor-at-large of the Independent on Sund...
Biggest Baws Award - 2018
For those that believe that faith is either a crutch or a means to control, could you please explain this in those terms...
Pastor Wang and some of his congregation were arrested soon after and are currently in prison.
?I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill ...
There is no dark side of the moon
There is a far side however. Fair play to the Chinese for this achievement
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/03/china-probe-change-4-land-far-side-moon-basin-crater
Removing the Bias From Scottish Broadcasting ? This is the Solution Pass it O...
Introduction Scotland’s Gaelic TV channel BBC Alba, attracts many more Scottish viewers than there are Gaelic speakers and the potential for growth is well recognized in the trade. Independent programme makers in Scotland produce quality television for the station but in insufficient quantity to fully support the channel. The … Continue reading "Removing the Bias From Scottish Broad...
Arch Plotter David Mundell ? More Damaging to Scottish Aspirations for Self G...
The impact of the 2007 Holyrood election of the SNP to government The Holyrood election of 2007 elected an SNP minority government, turning on its head the weird and wonderful electoral system designed by the Unionist party’s with blocking mechanisms to ensure there would never be an SNP government. To say … Continue reading "Arch Plotter David Mundell – More Damaging to Scottish Aspira...
Westminster Governance of Scotland Policies ? Post Brexit ? Rule Britannia
Post Brexit the Tory Party Will Continue to Govern Scotland With Mutual Respect David Mundell, (affectionately known as “Fluffy”) will remain in office as Scottish Secretary. He is an accredited mediator in “Alternative Dispute Resolution”, which has proved to be a useful tool in his successful time in office. The “Barnett … Continue reading "Westminster Governance of Scotland Policies ...
Improper Use of Government Masking Tape to Secure Troublesome Civil Servant T...
Judith Mackinnon – Authoritive Figure Addressing Mental Health and Wellbeing 2005 – 2015: Judith was the Director for HR and National Programmes for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), for 9 years. She introduced “The Managing Mental Health at Work Strategy” for the 800 strong workforce, as well as … Continue reading "Improper Use of Government Masking Tape to Secure Tr...
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Judith Mackinnon Personal Details: Born Judith Kerr, Kilwinning 1967. 1990-1992: BA Personnel Management, Glasgow Polytechnic. 1993-2003: Married and divorced Anthony Chalmers. 2004-2019 (Current): Married ex Rangers soccer player – David (Skippy) Mackinnon. 2004-2019 (Current): Director: Mackinnon & Partners 50/50, with husband David Mackinnon – 2003 – Current – Business and Sports Devel...
Leslie Evans & Judith Mackinnon ? Is there a Conspiracy to Destroy the SNP Go...
Leslie Evans Born in Northern Ireland in 1958. Relocated to Sheffield. Attended High Storrs Comprehensive School 1970-76. Gained a degree in Music from Liverpool University. Married Derek McVay 1990. One son. At School: (her own words, nearly) Absorbed lots of knowledge. Music important – soft spot David Bowie, likes reggae and … Continue reading "Leslie Evans & Judith Mackinnon – Is th...
The Stranraer to Belfast Ferry and the Near Miss With the Nuclear Submarine ?...
Nov 2011: Depleted Uranium – Kirkcubright – Cancer and Birth Defects A summary of early government papers covering the period 1973 to 1977 was released by The National Archive. The exchanges showed there was knowledge about potential persistent contamination from Depleted Uranium dust. But what also emerged was the manoeuvring by … Continue reading "The Stranraer to Belfast Ferry and th...
The Westminster Government is Content that All Is Well With Procedures for Nu...
Coulport 28 Nov 2018: Marked Increase in Safety Incidents Aboard UK Atomic Submarines A recent report released by the MOD lists around 259 safety incidents on Trident submarines, and 246 on other nuclear-power but conventionally armed hunter-killer submarines, in the past 12 years (including near-misses, equipment failures, human error or procedural … Continue reading "The Westminster G...
All 2018 Time Lapse Marches for Scottish Independence.
#AUOB, Edinburgh, 6 Oct 2018. Time lapse. #ForwardAsOne, Dunfermline, 1 Sep 2018. Time lapse. #AUOB, Dundee, 18 Aug 2018. Time lapse. #AUOB, Inverness, 28th July 2018. Time lapse. #AUOB, Bannockburn, 23 June 2018. Time lapse. #AUOB, Dumfries, 2 June 2018 Time lapse. #AUOB, Glasgow, 4 May 2018. Time lapse. #AUOBGlasgow
John Jappy video interviews for download
The wonderful John Jappy passed away in Feburary this year. In 2014 we colaborated with Clan Destiny Films to produce 3 exceptional & powerful short videos with John. Please DOWNLOAD the videos and show those who maybe not connected to internet or are on the fence with Scottish independence. To download just Google: “download youtube…
Politicising our heritage ? the fiasco of Holyrood Park?
The following article is by Catherine Gillies and is republished below with her permission. I find myself musing endlessly on the current furore over Historic Environment Scotland?s decision not to allow stalls and speeches after the forthcoming All Under One Banner march in Holyrood Park on the grounds that they, as an organisation, are…
Support Alex Salmond #forFairness
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/AlexSalmond I have been a member of the Scottish National Party for 45 years, 20 of them as party leader and seven as First Minister of Scotland. I hope I have done the party and the broader cause of independence some service. Apart from a political spat back in the 1980s, that has been a…
Press conference video & statements: President Quim Torra, Clara Ponsati and ...
Video from press conference at the Principal Hotel, Edinburgh. PRESS STATEMENT1 STATEMENT ISSUED AT PRESS CONFERENCE BY AAMER ANWAR ON BEHALF OF CLARA PONSATI FOLLOWED BY THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY PRESIDENT QUIM TORRA- 11TH JULY 2018 11AM-12PM Good Morning I would like to start by welcoming President of Catalonia Quim Torra and his delegation to…
Westminster forced to admit the Scottish people are Sovereign
What happened? The SNP have played an ace card when using their allocated Opposition Day debate. Standing order number 36 was agreed and resolved without contention late last night in the House of Commons. This was a motion proposed for debate by Ian Blackford the SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber and leader of…
Today was the day we said enough
There was an inevitability about what happened in that sham of a democracy they call Westminster. Scotland?s perspective being completely shut out on something as fundamentally important as the EU withdrawal bill is wholly unacceptable as is the power grab of devolved issues that rightfully belong with the Scottish Parliament. How long could democratically elected…
FFS Let?s have a referendum!
The Scottish Parliament is under attack and its power being undermined. Brick by brick the foundations of the little devolved power we have is being eroded and undermined by the very people who promised we would lead the UK if we remained part of it. As a nation we do not have to accept this.…
