Month: July 2025
Starmer, the Don Quixote of British politics
In the great novel of classical Spanish literature, Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, widely considered the first modern novel in European literature, the eponymous hero Don Quixote (an older spelling of Quijote which has become established in English ever since the book was first translated into…
Clean tech firm to use £3m grant to develop battery storage alternative
Poem That Avoids Arrest
Kneecap, Masculinity & Why Techno Is Ruining The Mating Game
An Impoverished Union
The media ‘influencers’ keep on accidentally making the case for independence. Here’s Richard Madley: Ricard Madeley asks Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald why she’s so keen on Irish unification when, in his words, Northern Ireland is close to being an economic basket case. “I think the core of that question is, why is the […] Source
Award-winning Scottish hotel on NC500 up for sale for £1.2 million
Starmer’s warped priorities only legitimise the far right
Appeal after thieves target hairdresser’s shop
Ashvale Elgin is on the market after 32 years
Pre-selection for European Launcher Challenge is ‘milestone moment’ for Forres-based launch services firm Orbex
REVIEW: Is this ‘superior glamping’ experience in Fife worth the money?
Scottish depot trying to get back pallets used in huge loyalist bonfire
Billionaire Easdale brothers acquire 70-year-old Scottish bus company
‘Major breakthrough’: Scottish tidal stream energy project ‘sets new world record’
Old Media and New Nuclear
Having previously noted the Scotsman’s enthusiasm for greenwashing, astroturfing and new nuclear [Who are Britain Remade? – Bella Caledonia] we were excited to see the Herald getting in on the action at the end of June. Here, Energy Scotland’s John Proctor responds to The Herald’s pro-nuclear spread. I see Joani Reid MP has joined Anas Sarwar […] Source