In this interview from Democracy for Sale, journalist and author Katherine Stewart (Money, Lies and God) explains the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States – how it’s funded, organised, and coordinated through think tanks, legal networks, and the media. You can follow Democracy for Sale here: Democracy for Sale | Peter Geoghegan | […] Source

A man who is widely thought to be in the running for becoming the next Prime Minister of the UK has just set out a five-year plan, which would include tearing up human rights laws and sending people to countries where they could be at risk of imprisonment, torture or death. He confirmed women and […] Source

Seven fire appliances are on the scene of a fire in a coastal town. …

YOUR article “‘Serious concern’ ahead of ahead of energy price increase” (Aug 24) and the letter addressing “nimby” Highlanders against wind farms in the Monday edition struck a chord here in Dumfries & Galloway, where we read in our latest weekly paper that “Work starts on wind farm after decade of planning” for “one of the UK’s biggest onshore wind farms” that will now go ahead in Upper Nithsdale. Source

Efforts to bring a new NHS dental practice to Elgin have taken another step forward. …

A number of schools have benefitted from repair and upgrade work during the summer holidays. …

Poundland is to push ahead with more store closures after receiving court approval for a major restructuring plan Source

EXTRA support to help former workers at the closed Grangemouth oil refinery has been announced … Source

A SCOTTISH company behind the world’s first oat-milk-based cocktail drink has gone bust with 17,400 bottles still in stock and all jobs lost … Source

WHEN Loungers, a company owning bars in England and Wales, ceases to sell beer produced in Aberdeenshire, an alternative to the August 22 narrative in The National might be expected (Boss of major bar chain reveals why it stopped stocking BrewDog). Source

We frequently point to the failings of the media – particularly the tabloid press and the fringes of far-right broadcasting and blogging. But such is the shift to the right that some of the most rancid commentators are operating in what would have previously been thought the absolute mainstream. Here’s Jon Craig from Sky News […] Source

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