John Swinney ate my cat
Palestine Action Scotland target Biffa Limited in Glasgow and Edinburgh
As Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay attempts to emulate his ridiculous predecessor with a sick joke: “Was thinking of buying this from @ThalesUK but it’s not LEZ compliant …” others were busy elsewhere. A few nights ago, activists from Palestine Action Scotland targeted the Glasgow and Edinburgh premises of Biffa Limited. They smashed windows, spray painted […] Source
Moray motorhome overnight stay scheme edges closer
Two major Scottish shortbread brands merge with one site to close
Fact check: Why is so much Scottish salmon exported via Heathrow?
Whisky giant Diageo says Donald Trump tariffs could hit profits by £161m
Major retailer suddenly closes flagship store on busy Glasgow street
‘Taking Your Country Back’ (Again), The Great Moving Right Show
Much has been made of the ever-shifting rightwards Labour party under Sir Keir Starmer, see the latest here (Blue Labour v Reform: The Pro-Worker, Anti-Woke Plan To Beat Farage). As if mesmerised, and bored, we ignore the Conservative party’s race to keep up with Reform UK. As Adam Bienkov notes: “Anyone wishing to know what […] Source
UK is the ‘nimby’ when it comes to sourcing materials for renewables
KEIR Starmer has been very vocal about the “nimbys” who do not want renewable energy projects, giant pylons, overhead lines, substations, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in their environment. Yet, with a bit of research and observation, it would appear Keir Starmer is the greatest nimby of them all. For all this junk being dumped in our countryside in the name of “net zero” comes at a price, and that price is the offshoring of our industry and therefore our carbon emissions. Source
Steve Bannon on Elon Musk and the Battle for Trump’s Ear
Ross Douthat sits down with Steve Bannon to discuss the many right-wing factions vying for dominance in the Trump administration. He gives very little push-back on Bannon’s euphemistic ‘populist nationalism’ where he is given free-reign. His hot-take is that the tech oligarchs, the titans of capital, are ‘left wing’, is hilarious if it wasn’t so […] Source
Are the SNP actually considering banning cats in Scotland?
Labour’s Scottish implosion is an opportunity for independence
Yet another opinion poll has confirmed what is now an indisputable pattern. The Labour vote in Scotland is imploding. Just a few short months ago, Labour MSPs were triumphantly striding about the corridors of Holyrood like they owned the place, arrogantly expecting that come the next Scottish elections they would repeat…