Author: Speymouth
The most important issue in the coming indyref: Scottish democracy or British authoritarian sleaze
Speymouth
During the 2014 independence referendum campaign there was a lofty assumption by Better Together campaigners of the supposed superiority of British institutions and of the UK and the Westminster parliament as a yardstick of democratic standards of government. Some opponents of independence went so far as to insist that it was…
UK’s energy price cap to expected soar to £2800 in October, regulator Ofgem warns
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Shell consultant Caroline Dennett quits over firm’s ‘extreme harm’ to planet
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Flags, fetes and fascism
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The choice: independence and democracy, or the UK and jingoistic authoritarianism
Speymouth
On Sunday there were two important political developments. As the long-awaited Sue Gray report comes closer to publication following the conclusion of a police investigation which saw the Prime Law-Breaker and the Chancellor both be fined for breaking lockdown laws, and over a hundred fixed penalty notices being issued to staff…
Why was faulty software that caused the Post Office scandal not tested?
Speymouth
AS a retired accountant who spent much of much of his career in systems development and implementation, I read Andrew Tickell’s article in last weekend’s Sunday National (Testimonies of ripped-off Post Office staff highlight reckless greed, May 15) with interest and mounting rage. Not, I hasten to add, at his excellent reporting, but at the egregious criminal behaviour of the Post Office and the developer of its now notorious software, Horizon. Source
Stornoway family find 3ft exotic snake on their doorstep after pet’s escape
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Aberdeen billboards ‘hijacked’ to slam oil firms ahead of major conference
Speymouth
Westminster’s “robber baron” energy strategy will hurt Scots
Speymouth
The UK Government’s energy strategy involves taking Scotland’s national energy assets on terms that are detrimental to Scotland’s economy. The document claims it “will work with the Scottish government” – but in reality, it did not even consult with the Scottish Government or inform ministers before publishing it. The UK Government makes the assumption […] Source
Massive structural investment needed to turn Aberdeen into a renewables hub
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For Aberdeen to become a global hub for renewable energy would take a £17 billion investment – and the money needs to start coming in now. A new report from Robert Gordon’s University Energy Transition Institute, the ‘Making the Switch’ review says that “urgent capital investment” is essential and urgent – without it the […] Source
Post Office: Queen’s Jubilee strike planned in pay row
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Oil and gas firms ‘really worried’ about windfall tax, says energy executive
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The English dreaming of Peter Hitchens
Speymouth
Peter Hitchens, the conservative contrarian who hates to be called a contrarian, has decided that Brexit isn’t enough to restore greatness to England as it still leaves England encumbered with Scotland and Wales, countries which he appears to see as lesser nations which sap the glory that rightfully belongs to England…
Scotland’s 10 billionaires see combined wealth grow as cost-of-living crisis worsens
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The elephant and the bin bag
Speymouth
In an earlier piece this week I remarked that the current behaviour of Satan’s little helpers the DUP, following their historic defeat in the recent Northern Irish Assembly elections demonstrated the fundamentally undemocratic nature of British nationalism in both Scotland and Northern Ireland. British nationalism is a dogma which disguises itself…