Author: Speymouth
Sunak and Truss told to fix ‘rip-off charges holding back Scots energy sector’
Speymouth
Hundreds of eco activists to hold ‘rally and mass action’ in Aberdeen
Speymouth
Claim Shetland will become more ‘energy secure’ doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
Speymouth
Hilltrek Outdoor Clothing says Brexit has almost halved business with EU
Speymouth
The UK Gov’s Crime Against Democracy – suppressing Scottish votes
Speymouth
As the candidates for the next Prime Minister continue to voice more and more extreme right-wing priorities thats are out of step with the vast majority of Scottish voters, speculation rises that there could be a general election within the next few months. But if that were to happen, almost…
As the climate crisis hits home, our governments are pouring fuel on the fire. Let’s stop them.
Speymouth
Britain is baking. England and Wales, for the first time, face the highest level of alert for a heatwave that could kill thousands of people. Across the channel, Portugal, Spain and France are battling some of the worst wildfires Europe has ever seen, with extreme heat causing mass fatalities.The Portuguese Health Ministry reported that between […] Source
The future of degrowth, and radical independence
Speymouth
A new Scotland needs to live within the limits of the world, flourishing within the nature it depends on. Its people’s well-being should be cared for, with common access to resources. Scots should be free from degrading, unnecessary and harmful work; not alienated in the way they relate to each other or nature. A new […] Source
Kwasi Kwarteng flown around Saudi Arabia by oil firm
Speymouth
Hot Daze
Speymouth
On Leadership Farce and Tory Debacle
Speymouth
They’ve had twelve years and the country is on its knees. Now they are parading as if they are the solution to the crises they have created on every front imaginable. Takes some balls I suppose. Whether it’s PM4PM, Ready for Rishi?, TiT or whatever awful slogan Liz Truss has come up with, the poisoning […] Source
The broken TV
Speymouth
The Conservative leadership contenders are vying with one another to see which can be the most unpleasantly right wing, like an episode of Britain’s Got Unbalanced. Johnson loyalists are briefing against the insanely ambitious Rishi Sunak, telling the right wing press that the former Chancellor is a socialist. Saying that Sunak…
Closer? Building a Scottish democracy that works
Speymouth
In the latest paper (re) making the case for independence, ‘Renewing Democracy through Independence’, the First Minister argues that there is a democratic deficit in which: “Westminster retains ultimate power – even on devolved matters – and over recent years, as this paper shows, the UK Government has acted to override decisions of the Scottish […] Source
Ten ways the UK Government is undermining Scotland’s devolution
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Since the Brexit vote, Westminster has been determined to take back control – of Scotland. It wants to go back to an old version of the power relationship that predates the era of both countries joining the EU. It is tearing up the agreed legal framework that was established on…
The Changing Nature of the American Presidency: From Pre-Democracy to Post-Truth
Speymouth
Iain Dale, The Presidents: 250 Years of American Political Leadership, Hodder & Stoughton, reviewed by Christopher Carman. Why are some presidents considered “great” and others “mediocre” (and some even “complete failures”)? To wrestle with this question, we need to examine both the institution that is The Office of the President of the United States of […] Source
Glasgow’s renowned Ubiquitous Chip sold to UK’s Greene King pub chain
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