Month: August 2021
Scot Goes Popcast: A brand new interview with Dr Yvonne Ridley on the Taliban’s return to power, and on how mass demonstrations can win independence for Scotland
Networking Popular Democracy
It’s an opinion rather than a scientific poll but I believe most support for Independence comes from the heart whereas the Unionist opposition comes from the head. This is largely down to how few useful facts are available upon which to base sound judgements. Discounting the zealots on both sides, most ‘head’ voters will opt […] Source
This week’s episode of There’s Been a Murdo
Rotary Elgin pays a floral tribute to Mike Mulholland
Over-55s in Moray try out paddleboarding
Mum and teen son in climb to help people with MS in Moray
ScotRail panned for price of new Glasgow-Edinburgh flexible return ticket
Greenpeace take UK Government to court over Aberdeen BP oil permit decision
Crude: Look Again exhibition explores Aberdeen’s ‘bad romance’ with oil
Five big mistakes (at least) in Gordon Brown’s latest anti-indy rant
Gordon Brown is never left without a media platform to put forward his increasingly odd views on Scotland’s future. He’s been banging on about what he describes as ‘’federalism’’ since before the first independence referendum without ever seeming to realise that such a system has never been put on the table by a Westminster government. […] Source
Teenager inspired by tragic family history sets up donation collection point for Afghan refugees
Teen diagnosed with brain tumour using fitness goals to help cancer charity
Dance performance at disused Moray airfield
Sacrificing Scotland’s Farmers on The Altar of Free Trade
Staff vacancies among HGV drivers – caused by a combination of disasterous changes to off-payroll working rules and an exodus of European labour following Brexit – have left many British supermarket shelves empty in recent weeks, with shoppers left to contend with crippling shortages of supplies. This situation has exposed the fragility of the UK’s supply […] Source
The Hypocrisy of the West’s Solidarity for Afghan Women
Over the last week I have spoken to committed campaigners with ties to Afghanistan, desperately pleading for their colleagues and friends’ lives; asking me for any contacts I have that can help them reach someone with power to give them safe passage out. I did what I could, I connected who I could, and I […] Source