Knockando Primary praised by school inspectors
Scotch Whisky Investments toasts opening of new facility in Fife
Moray & Banffshire Heroes 2024: Nominate the carer of the year
New report shows the continued decline of pupil’s behaviour in primary and secondary schools
easyJet: Airline announces expansion at Scottish airport
The Banality of Scottish Politics
Much of the political debate and coverage of Scottish politics remains utterly banal. We are caught in the stagnant pond of constitutional impasse. The reasons for this are clear. Around 50% of people don’t want to be part of the British state yet there seems no way to alter this reality. Those that champion our […] Source
Family matters
I’m afraid I’m currently dealing with some family issues so won’t be blogging for a little while. My mother’s health has taken a turn for the worse and she is currently in hospital. I will be back when things settle down a bit. _______________________________________________ My Gaelic maps of Scotland are…
Scottish Tory urged to correct ‘inaccurate’ claim about First Minister
Shut It Down for Palestine
Three weeks is a long time in politics – or certainly it is for Glasgow City Council. * As part of an international call out to ‘Shut it down for Palestine’, five Glasgow residents disrupted a Glasgow City Council ‘State of the City Economy’ conference. The event featured a panel with two weapons companies based […] Source
Best Scot at Westminster
After the Herald’s Scottish Politician of the Year Awards we held a Friday night competition on Twitter asking ‘Can anyone name a single thing he’s done for Scotland?’ There were 22k views of that tweet and the answers included: ‘500 brace of grouse and a couple of beaters’ @haikuthenoo ‘He sells Xmas trees in Dumfries […] Source
New Scottish whisky facility targets expanding single cask market
Asset-stripping can only be stopped with our independence
GRANGEMOUTH is closing, leaving oil-rich Scotland with no refinery and reliant on England. We’ll no longer be a manufacturer and exporter of petroleum products and become an importer, which is the point. England, always a huge net importer of manufactured goods, couldn’t bear that Scotland has always been a net exporter, so it has “blown another hole in our industrial base”. Source
Grangemouth closure is serious threat to Scotland’s energy security
Yesterday energy firm PetroIneos announced the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery and a transition to operations as an imports centre within the next 18 months. Grangemouth is Scotland’s only oil refinery, producing over 70% of all of Scotland’s petrol and diesel. The closure is a worrying development, leaving Scotland without a centre to refine […] Source