Month: April 2014
Corporate lobbyists realising with horror independence is not about them


By Mark McNaught
Given the extent to which the Westminster parties have been handmaidens to corporate lobbyists, this last week must have been quite a shock. Despite all the big business warnings about the ‘uncertainty’ and ‘risk’ of independence, or perhaps because of it, support for independence is increasing …read more
Goodwill hunting

There’s a misleading article in the Scotsman today – I know, I was as shocked as you are – whose pro-Union spin has already been analysed over on Wings Over Scotland.
Sterling, as has been repeatedly pointed out by the BT crowd, is not a tangible asset. It cannot be …read more
Something to think about
STV Sport has tonight broken the news that Scotland will play England in a friendly international at Hampden on November 18 this year. Would you like to imagine, readers, the songs the visiting England support might sing if Scotland had voted to continue being ruled by them exactly two months …read more
Permitted Participant


By Mike Small Three days ago Women for Independence tweeted saying:”@WomenForIndy So, in the next few weeks you will see us, @myYesScotland @WeAreNational & @ScotIndConv all as registered Yes campaigns. More to follow.” Today in the Herald, Magnus Gardham descends… Read More › …read more
The Apartheid Israel Poison Is Out
That Israel has become an apartheid state is so self-evident that it is impossible to put the fact back in the box. Sky News’ Sam Kiley said it a year ago, and that was almost as surprising as Kerry’s rush of honesty. A state which has hundreds …read more
Homecoming Parade for Lossie troops

PRINCE Andrew, Duke of York will take the salute from troops returning from Afghanistan at a Homecoming Parade in Elgin next Friday. …read more
Scotland Yet


A film about independence from Jack Foster and Christopher Silver … Filed under: Film and Animation Tagged: #indyref, Christopher Silver, Independence, Scotland Yet …read more
Black Rod and the Bastards
By Gavin Falconer “First they fight you, then they laugh at you.” The year, as I recall, was 1996, and John Major’s Government was in crisis. On Channel 4 News, one of the dissident eurosceptics to whom the Prime Minister… Read More › …read more
Little lies
The Scottish independence debate is characterised by so many gigantic lies from the No camp and the media (no pound, international outcast, bankrupt, cataclysm, etc etc) that there’s rarely time to pick up on all the small, casual, offhand ones that also litter the news-stands and the airwaves and poison …read more
A circular argument
You can’t make this stuff up. Yes Glasgow has been inviting No speakers to take part in this Thursday’s event for literally months. They’ve contacted every single MP and MSP from a Unionist party representing a Glasgow seat, asking them to participate. They offered from the very beginning to let …read more
More crowdfunding required
Can we please buy the Telegraph a new picture to depict “Scottish people”? We assume they must have misplaced that Braveheart shot with the spears. …read more
Don’t let the No camp fool you anymore


By Alan Bissett
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve found myself under a sustained attack from the media. Given how involved I’ve been in the independence campaign this, while unpleasant, was probably bound to happen. While I can certainly brush off the likes of the Daily Mail denigrating my poetry …read more
Ten-goal Cove cracker but McInnes in stand
Around 400 supporters braved the haar which enveloped Allan Park last night to honour recently retired Cove Rangers forward Martin Johnston in a 10-goal testimonial thriller. …read more
Royal Aberdeen here I come, says Knox
Inverness golfer Russell Knox has joined the star-studded field heading to Balgownie this summer for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. …read more
Projects planned to shield communities from floods
Councillors across Aberdeenshire are expected to approve more than £300,000 of work to prevent flooding. …read more