The surround-sound of deference is becoming deafening. The tat, merch and souvenirs are becoming ubiquitous and the drum-roll of propaganda is getting louder. Just as the memory of the Queen’s endless funeral fades – the next Royal pantomime arrives. A week after the Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill told a podcast that “Britons […] Source

AN AIRLINE is to double its flights to the US from a Scottish airport next month. Source

A store on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street is closing down. Source

Republicanism – anti-monarchism or the sovereignty of the people When it comes to the term ‘Crown’, most people understand this to be the same as the monarchy.  When asked why they oppose the British monarchy, its opponents usually concentrate their criticism on the antiquated class structure this upholds, and the high cost of maintaining such […] Source

THE Port of Aberdeen is to invest £55 million into becoming the UK’s first net zero port by 2040. Source

  Scotland and England were releasing different figures until now Scotland and England have been measuring wait times in A&E differently – Scotland’s figures are from “time of arrival” but England’s NHS only started the clock from the time of “decision to admit” – that is not what most people…

A JAPANESE company is preparing to build a large factory in the Highlands to make sub-sea high-voltage cables. Source

TWO big developments for Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. …

A SCOTTISH airline will launch a new route next month. Source

THE bridge will reopen in October. …

A cruise based on Loch Lomond has been recognised as the best in the country in a national award. Source

BUCKIE Community Hub has been handed a five-figure boost to help it battle the effects of the cost of living crisis locally. …

Prezzo has said it will shut two of its Scottish restaurants which have been hit hard by soaring costs and changes to customer habits, as 46 venues shut across the UK. Source

  Who do you want to represent Scotland internationally – unelected peers or democratic representatives?  Who has the right to represent Scotland’s interests abroad? Is it elected representatives such as Angus Robertson – or unelected Conservative donors such as ‘lord’ Malcolm Offord? Many will ask – what possible right does…