Author: Speymouth
This is what community looks like
You could hear it before you could see it. Having stepped off the train from Glasgow Queen Street for merely a few seconds, the sounds of joyful drums, cheering, chanting and singing rang out around the station. Had anyone taken a right directly into Buchanan Street, you might have thought you were missing a carnival […] Source
Historic Scottish hotel in ‘beautiful’ location up for sale
The Most Documented Genocide in History
Every day a new atrocity as ethnocide blurs across our screens. A new murder, children being shot by snipers like a grotesque gameplay. As I write Reuters reports: ‘At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in Gaza, early on Saturday. Wafa […] Source
Family set to sell historic Scottish hotel dating back to 18th century
Only with independence can Scotland escape the rise of the right
Last weekend, there were elections in the Germans states of Thuringia and Saxony. In both these states the far right Alternative für Deutschland party, which favours the ‘repatriation’ of immigrants and even of some naturalised German citizens – the ones who are muslim or not white of course – performed alarmingly…
‘Brilliant’ or an ‘outrage merchant’ – Katie Hopkins show provokes strong opinions
Dozens of jobs to be axed at Johnstons of Elgin
Scottish Tory leadership debate held in village hall
Police Intimidate UK Journalist Sarah Wilkinson
This is an extraordinary account of police intimidation of journalists commenting on the situation in Palestine under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act. Jonathan Cook writes: “This is an utterly shocking account from journalist Sarah Wilkinson of her recent violent arrest by 16 counter-terrorism police, several masked, at 7.30am. They smashed up, or stole, many […] Source
‘Iconic’ Scottish parish church and estate put up for sale
The three Scottish offshore wind farms awarded new contracts
Scottish Government approves major renewable energy storage development
Dozens of jobs at risk as Scottish factory ‘faces closure’
‘Rare opportunity’ as restaurant in ‘sought-after’ location up for sale
Atlantic Ocean Currents
This is a talk by Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf, Head of Earth System Analysis at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research & professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University, on dramatic changes in Atlantic ocean currents. It’s already had over 1m views. Here my half-hour presentation in Vilnius a week ago! pic.twitter.com/TGApNtmuWK One of […] Source