Author: Speymouth
Green job revolution will soon pass Scotland by, government warned
Scottish academic digs into ‘surveillance capitalism’ in Pubg
The moral case for independence – should Scotland allow itself to be represented by lawbreakers?
Grosvenor’s Merchant City casino will invest £3.5m in transformation
FedEx finances large-scale Highland rewilding scheme
Scottish university looks to revolutionise wind energy with floating turbines
That’s what democracy is all about
For the anti-independence parties it’s 2011 all over again. When then First Minister Alex Salmond announced the Scottish Government’s intention to hold an independence referendum following the SNP victory in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the Conservatives and Labour immediately denounced it. Westminster would never allow a referendum, we were told,…
Bank of England hikes interest rates to 1.25% – the highest level since 2009
Gruesome for Stephen Kerr
Scottish Tory MSP Stephen Kerr has claimed that the 2014 independence referendum campaign was “gruesome” and that the next referendum is going to be even worse. There are indeed many things about the next independence referendum campaign which are going to be gruesome, not the least of which is the appalling…
Hiring crisis in Scottish construction sector amid impact of Brexit
Jobs boost as tech firm AND Digital opens second Edinburgh ‘Club’
Boycotting Douglas Ross
With the publication of the first in the Scottish Government’s series of papers setting out a renewed case for independence, the second independence referendum campaign has now got underway. As was entirely predictable the usual British nationalist suspects have not taken it well. Kevin Hague of the anti-independence group “These Islands”…
Kate Forbes backs CENSIS Internet of Things scheme for Highlands and Islands
Scottish firm Bullet Express announces huge warehousing expansions
Grasping the thistle
The first in the Scottish Government’s series of papers laying the groundwork for a fresh case for independence has been published. With its publication the second independence referendum campaign has now officially got underway. Today’s paper, entitled : ‘Independence in the Modern World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?’ looks at…