Month: May 2025
A case for independence to break through the lies of the far right
We are facing a serious political crisis. The next Westminster general election is four years away, given the size of Starmer’s majority in the Commons it would require a rebellion of unprecedented magnitude to unseat him. Despite the rumblings of discontent from Labour’s left wing old guard, there is little likelihood…
‘Turbulent global trade’ forces Rothes maltings developer to delay plans
School marks 60th anniversary
Retailer edges closer to opening new store in town after shopping centre closure
UK’s only female-founded wave energy firm secures funding
Behind the British State’s War on Kneecap
Last week, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terror offence by the Metropolitan Police. A member of the Irish band Kneecap, the Met allege that Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, waved a Hezbollah flag “in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that […] Source
Peter Strachan: The Scotch whisky industry is betraying Scottish creatives
Boldness is needed to challenge the far right and deliver independence
Welcome to Flamingoland
The desultory nature of Scottish and UK politics seems at a new low ebb. In a land where everything is for sale, all of Scotland feels like a Flamingoland. In Balloch, on the shores of Loch Lomond, the community has stood up against the developer to oppose plans for a gigantic theme park that has […] Source
Wedding venue and 52-bedroom hotel up for sale for first time in 20 years
Pro-Palestine protesters target Glasgow firm linked with supplying weapons to Israel
Jobs lost as luxury Highland spa goes bust amid ‘mounting cost pressures’
Scottish child poverty can only be eliminated with independence
The Guardian newspaper has reported that Labour’s “flagship child poverty policy” has been delayed until at least the autumn, pushing tens of thousands more children into poverty in the meantime. It was because this policy was supposed to be unveiled in a few months that the Labour party justified voting against…
The Juggernaut Can Be Stopped
THE JUGGERNAUT CAN BE STOPPED: Ewan Morrison on ‘For Emma’ & Resisting The Rise of Techno-Capital A conversation with Scottish literature’s enfant terrible about the themes of his new techno-thriller ‘For Emma‘, beamed to you from a dystopian near-future. By Bram E Gieben. I enter the shabby hotel room a few minutes before the author Ewan Morrison arrives. He […] Source