Every Easter and Christmas along come the same people trundling out the same weird Christian victimhood. Right on queue here’s Robert Jenrick: This is, of course, performative outrage from people who are far happier waging culture wars than looking at the state of British society. It’s making great (and desperate) claims about ‘Britain’ that don’t […] Source

 AN AWARD-WINNING Scottish restaurant has announced it will soon close due to the “challenging hospitality climate”. Source

Mark McGeoghegan, a researcher at the Centre for Constitutional Change at Edinburgh University has published a study asking ‘Is Scottish independence inevitable?’ which looks at the relationship between birth cohort and secessionism in Scotland. In plain language – do people change their views on the constitution as they grow older? McGeoghegan explains the background to […] Source

There’s an ongoing argument I have with a friend whenever I express shock or outrage at the latest spasm of authoritarianism from the United States or from Westminster. She rebukes me for being nostalgic for bygone eras, which she reminds me were marked by state violence, systemic racism and war under previous regimes going back […] Source

A 29-year-old has been fined £640 and banned from driving after police caught him driving under the influence of cocaine. …

A popular place of worship has been vandalised for the third time. …

The centenary of a memorial honouring a town’s war fallen has been honoured. …

Pets at Home has issued a temporary nationwide ban on rabbit sale over Easter weekend due to animal welfare concerns Source

A DEAL has been agreed to save one of Scotland’s oldest football clubs from administration … Source

Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons opening times vary over the Easter weekend – this is when they will be open Source