The Secretary of State for Late Britain
Speymouth
Douglas Alexander’s return to Cabinet office has, according to some, caused chaos and infighting in Scottish Labour. Mr Ian Murray, the Edinburgh South MP, was surprisingly dumped from the UK government on Friday as Keir Starmer announced his first reshuffle since becoming Prime Minister. Murray was however quickly reinstated a day later to a lower-level […] Source
Mikeysline invite community into hives to mark World Suicide Prevention Day
Speymouth
Festival to be north-east’s newest celebration of food, family and fun
Speymouth
‘Much-loved’ 122-year-old Scottish drinks brand acquired by Dundee brewing firm
Speymouth
Scotland’s last chance to escape English nationalism
Speymouth
In July 2025, Keir Starmer’s Labour party was elected on a promise of ‘change’, a suitably vacuuous slogan which allowed voters to impute to it whatever they liked. Most hoped for a change from the pettiness, self-serving cronyism, callous cruelty and corruption which characterised the previous Tory government. A year on,…
Independent bottler releases rare cask whisky from ‘lost distillery’
Speymouth
Karen Adam: In Scotland we have the energy but not the power
Speymouth
John Swinney flies to US for Scotch whisky tariff talks
Speymouth
Daily Record publisher announces 320 jobs to be axed in major overhaul
Speymouth
The Truth About Growth
Speymouth
Inequality, oppression, injustice, power and climate breakdown are all connected by the same story: that the economy must keep growing – no matter what the cost. We are consuming resources faster than they can be replenished and we are pushing our planet’s capacity to its limit. In our lifetimes, this will have a massive disruptive […] Source
Settling old scores, there’s no grudge like a Labour grudge
Speymouth
Following the findings of an investigation into her evasion of tax on a property she purchased in Brighton and the ruling that she had broken the Ministerial Code, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor jumped before she was pushed and resigned from the Labour government, prompting a major reshuffle by Keir Starmer…
The settled will
Speymouth
This week First Minister John Swinney unveiled details of his plan for independence, which rests upon the SNP securing a majority in Holyrood after next year’s Scottish elections. An opinion poll published on Thursday, the first Scottish opinion poll in a while, found that the SNP is within shouting distance of…
Is Keir Starmer right to claim SNP ‘silence’ on £10bn Scottish shipbuilding deal?
Speymouth
Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
Speymouth
ICE now has the biggest budget of any law enforcement agency in America. “ICE and Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, kind of renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies in the federal government,” explained Radley Balko, a journalist who’s covered policing for decades. “What I think we are seeing right now […] Source
Major upgrade work set to close bridge for five weeks
Speymouth