Author: Speymouth
Britain Undone: The Bruising Blows of Brexit
Speymouth
At the same time that Britain obsesses about the travails of the Royal Family, yet again; a speech given in Washington DC on Saturday, 18th October by Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England at the Group of Thirty’s 40th International Banking Seminar 2025, has largely passed the British public and media by. Long […] Source
Learning from Ireland’s Cultural Revival
Speymouth
Where is Scotland’s Manchán Magan? For those not aware Magan is the author of Thirty-Two Words for Field, Lost Words from the Irish Landscape, a surprise publishing hit. The small publisher Gill Books ordered just 5,000 copies for the first print run of Thirty-Two Words for Field but within a few months it had sold 24,500. […] Source
England’s identity crisis is Scotland’s opportunity
Speymouth
Scotland has an England problem. The largest country in this so-called union is currently in the grip of a strange national psychosis, and has fallen prey to the venomous snake oil salesmen of the English nationalist far right, who offer simplistic and hate filled nostrums for all that ails England, the…
Joani Reid and the rat-pack
Speymouth
Maybe it’s something in the water in East Kilbride and Strathaven, but the Westminster constituency seems to be cursed with morally bankrupt MPs. The present constituency boundaries are new and was first contested in the July 2024 Westminster general election, but the constituency broadly covers the same area as the abolished…
‘Why the hell did it take O2 two months?’ – Phone giant slammed for time taken to reconnect village
Speymouth
‘High-risk’ Moray paedophile is given unpaid work
Speymouth
Full list of 20 Poundland stores set to shut as more closures announced
Speymouth
‘Everyone is valued’ – Care homes set to celebrate diversity with Pride event
Speymouth
Kate Forbes heads to Canada to boost Scottish investment links
Speymouth
Holyrood 2026, it’s up to all of us now
Speymouth
SNP Government rules out fine after 75k salmon escape into Highlands waters
Speymouth
Highland residents’ fight goes on as pylons plan moves forward
Speymouth
Scottish pub cancels Harry Potter night after row over JK Rowling and trans rights
Speymouth
Clarkeball Has to go
Speymouth
The Scottish National team has put in back-to-back disastrous performances at Hampden against Greece and Belarus, and questions have to be asked, again, about the management of Steve Clarke. The reality is that this is a manager who makes good players look bad, is faithful to the point of ridiculousness to certain players, and has […] Source
Abla Cadabra
Speymouth
Ash Regan, the Alba Party’s only member in the Scottish Parliament, has resigned immediately citing concerns over the party’s direction, leaving Alba without Holyrood representation ahead of the 2026 elections. The former SNP leadership contender defected to Alba two years ago. She plans to run as an independent and concentrate on passing the Prostitution (Offences […] Source