A few thoughts on the idea of a new political party of the Left and the state of  Scottish and British politics in light of discussions over the past few days. First, the need for a Left socialist party seems compelling given the state of Labour and the social crisis we face. I don’t want […] Source

BUSINESS confidence has risen to its highest level in eight months, according to a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) survey … Source

A renowned Scottish film critic has claimed that the Edinburgh Film Festival is ‘created in London and shipped up to Edinburgh for ten days’ amongst claims that ‘ 90% of the people who select the films live outside Scotland and are London-based.’ On the BBC’s Sunday Show the film critic Siobhan Synnot was interviewed for […] Source

A 23-year-old man has been told he ‘demonstrates an ongoing risk to children’ by a Sheriff. …

THOUSANDS of Scottish employees are reportedly facing redundancy unless they accept significant pension cuts, a major oil and gas firm has warned … Source

The Dunfermline Pancake Place will close after 35 years, after the company announced on Monday it was going into liquidation Source

The council have been warned to keep parents and pets away from a pond’s water. …

Keith Football Club’s Kynoch Park was the venue for the fifth running of Friendly Fest. …

US energy giant Chevron will close its two offices in Aberdeen in favour of keeping its London base as its “regional hub” … Source

A SCOTCH whisky giant has announced the acquisition of one of its peers … Source

Sometimes you live within such a moron culture that you have to avoid wrestling with pigs. Such is the dilemma with having to discuss opposition to war crimes and genocide in the context of the British media. As Philip Proudfoot puts it: “The British Establishment is having a nervous breakdown—banning Palestine Action for red paint […] Source