Month: May 2015
The Paradox of Unionism


By John S Warren
The Cuthberts’ Paper published here “Smith Commission: why the economic and fiscal arrangements need to be changed” (26th May) is an important reminder of the real nature of the key issues that face Scotland now. I would urge everyone who has not already done so, to read …read more
Homeless numbers in Moray drop 41%
HOMELESSNESS in Moray has been reduced by more than 41% in the last five years. …read more
Internalised Scottophobia and self-inflicted rhinectomies


The Labour party has expelled a member in Glasgow because he said on social media that he intended to vote SNP at the election. That’s fair enough you might think, when you join a political party you should support that party and not tell folk you’re going to vote …read more
The awful truth
This is Robert Hutton – UK political correspondent for Bloomberg News and author of the book “Would They Lie To You?” – and former Labour spin doctor Damien McBride on Radio 4 this morning, discussing the fate of Alistair Carmichael. (The Week In Westminster, BBC Radio 4, 30 May 2015) …read more
PODCAST NEWS: The Prof, the news and BBC Reporting Scotland


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By a Newsnet.scot Reporter
The BBC’s Reporting Scotland was hailed as TV news programme of the year for 2014 by the Royal Television Society this month, after a controversial period dominated by coverage of the Scottish referendum campaign.
The award coincided with the completion of a series of damning critiques by …read more
Call to attend harbour fun day
HOPEMAN Harbour will be alive with activity next weekend as the annual Fun Day plays out. …read more
The brain of Britain
Michelle Mone, the titular head of a loss-making underwear company mostly owned by a shady Sri Lankan business group, who’s spent much of the last eight years trying to blackmail Scots by threatening to punish them with hundreds of job losses if they don’t vote the way she tells them …read more
I’m a Bollinger Bolshevik with rightwing friends: what of it? | Kevin McKenna


The Cistercian monks of Nunraw Abbey live what ought to be the daily regime of a radical leftwinger
The lifestyle of the Cistercian monks in Nunraw Abbey provides the closest approximation of what the daily regime of a radical leftwinger such as me ought to look like. They rise …read more
Scottish Labour must break away and possibly change its name, says Purcell


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Steven Purcell, former leading light of Scottish Labour, believes his party must undertake a completely separate operation if it is to resurrect its traditional strength in Scotland.
Purcell, former Labour leader of Glasgow City Council and once tipped as a future Scottish party leader before …read more
To the Bashful Conservative
By Gillian Cummings
A note to the bashful conservative, don’t worry no one knows your name…
Well, well, well, what a difference 3 weeks and a majority win can make in the world of politics and the length of David Cameron’s sleeves. Gone is the rolled up, pumped up look of pre-election …read more
Boost for new Lossie skate park
A BID to build a £150,000 skate park in Lossiemouth is a step closer to becoming a reality. …read more
Ch ch ch Changes


Without wanting to get all Tony Blair and, ‘you know’, clutch a coffee cup and say ‘we’re listening’ … but …
There’s a few changes coming down the way on Bella Caledonia. You’ll soon be able to edit your own comments and to ‘Like’ other peoples. A simple thing I know, …read more
Playing tricks on memory
In its kneejerk “SNP BAD” reaction to the Alistair Carmichael affair, the Unionist establishment – politicians and media alike – have furiously tried to divert attention from Carmichael’s smear and attempted cover-up by harking back to an incident in 2012, when the press gave vast amounts of coverage to a …read more
The Cloud Chamber


By George Guyou
Cultural renewal is a process of uncovering our own mislaid and neglected history. Here’s a forgotten near-history of ideas.
Scottish physicist CTR Wilson’s invention of the Cloud Chamber led to the production of photographic plates that made visible for the first time the tracks of individual subatomic particles. Of …read more
New council flats for central Forres
THE former Forres health centre is to be demolished to make way for flats. …read more