Month: August 2015
Four to contest Heldon and Laich seat
NOMINATIONS closed at 4pm today (Monday) for the upcoming Heldon and Laich by-election. …read more
‘Indecent assault’ woman asked to come forward
POLICE are investigating a potential indecent assault of a woman sat at a bus stop in Forres. …read more
Ex RAF man enters by-election race
A RETIRED RAF serviceman has entered the Heldon and Laich by-election race. …read more
Unity in Diversity
On Saturday the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow played host to the launch of RISE, a new electoral alliance aiming to deliver socialist representation in the Scottish Parliament from 2016. The event brought around 500 people from across the left-wing spectrum together in one room and was described by Colin Fox …read more
Forget Faslane
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With this country’s massive needs in housing and renewable energy, it is typical that the only public spending announcement the Tories wish to make is on more potential for death and destruction at Faslane. The politics of the ludicrous claims on employment creation are risibly transparent. Don’t vote SNP! Don’t …read more
China scaremongering and restoring BBC neutrality
This last week has seen some over the top scaremongering on the Chinese stock falls and Nick Robinson’s observations on the campaign to restore BBC neutrality were frankly doolally. When China catches cold we all catch cold, such is the importance of China to world stock markets right now. The …read more
The new binary
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We can’t help feeling there’s a simpler way of putting that. …read more
Public invited to trust event
THE Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust will be holding an open evening on Wednesday (September 2) at the Richmond Hall. …read more
New date for Hopeman harbour day
FINGERS are being crossed for calmer conditions on Hopeman harbour’s rescheduled fun day. …read more
Can Radical Scotland find its Voice? And if so could it be RISE?
Can Radical Scotland find its Voice? And if so could it be RISE?
Gerry Hassan
Sunday Mail, August 30th 2015
This weekend a new force in the Scottish political scene emerged – RISE – standing for Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism.
What do we need a new political force for, you may ask? We …read more
Down the rabbit hole with Tony
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Tony Blair is so worried about Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leadership election that he’s speaking out against it for free. Or more exactly he’s speaking out against it in the hope that he can remain free. If Jezza wins the leadership election and then becomes Prime Minister, …read more
Serial Reject
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I have just been rejected at vetting (again) by the SNP and therefore cannot put myself forward to fellow members as a potential parliamentary candidate. This time they added the somewhat gratuitous comment that I would not only be “unbecoming” as a parliamentary candidate, but as a member. They also …read more
Reunited at RAF Lossiemouth
PAST and present members of RAF Lossiemouth’s 2622 (Highland) Squadron rekindled old alliances at a reunion last weekend. …read more
Amid its faded granite glamour, Aberdeen feels the sharp chill of tumbling oil prices
The North Sea boom was the making of the city – but as economic stormclouds gather, there are clear signs that times are getting tough
On Union Street, Aberdeen rises to meet you, grey in all its granite rectitude. But two years ago its citizens basked in the glory of an …read more
Mark Thomas in Edinburgh
Mark Thomas : Trespass Work in Progress
Trespass carries on from where Mark’s previous show 100 Acts of Minor Dissent left off. Mark asks the question: If the ramblers of the 1930s were here now what would they do to open up the cities? How do we turn the skyscrapers and …read more