Author: Speymouth

Buyer’s Regret

Speymouth August 20, 2023

Figures show massive numbers of buyer’s regret for those who backed Brexit. Grimsby, once Europe’s biggest fishing port, voted 70% for Brexit, but now voters say Brexit was based on ‘rhetoric and broken promises’ (How Brexit Failed England’s Premier Fishing Town). A poll this week showed 62% wanting to rejoin the EU. That figure might […] Source

The BBC’s toxic presence in Scottish public life

Speymouth August 18, 2023

There’s a definite pattern to BBC Scotland’s handling of Scottish Government stories. There is no point in the BBC continuing to deny it. The Corporation is not a public service broadcaster informing and educating the people of Scotland in an even handed and unbiased way about the issues of the day,…

Shona Craven: Be glad robotaxi technology is being trialled elsewhere

Speymouth August 15, 2023

PICTURE the scene: it’s a dark, wet and windy night, and you’ve missed the last bus home after a big night out with friends. It’s a walk of several miles, and you’re already drenched. The number for the local cab company is ringing out, and there’s no-one to come and pick you up because everyone you know locally is already sleeping off the evening’s festivities. Source