EDINBURGH has been revealed as the top UK target for Middle East property investors, according to industry experts … Source

A COALITION of organisations and individuals have united to call for the Scottish Government’s Land Reform Bill to be strengthened … Source

The Scotsman reports: “The nation’s crisis-hit cultural sector is facing major upheaval after the Scottish Government declared that it wanted to roll out cost-cutting reforms across the country’s major arts organisations.” “Work is underway on a spending squeeze expected to affect Scotland’s national museums, galleries and performing arts companies, as well as the national agencies […] Source

SCOTTISH salmon sales have reached a five year high as international demand continues to grow, according to recent data … Source

How not to do radicalism: The hold of Capital-ism on Labour’s Left from Benn to Corbyn The Searchers: Five Rebels, Their Dream of a Different Britain, and Their Many Enemies, Andy Beckett, Allen Lane £30. Review by Gerry Hassan This book covers the rise and fall, and rise again and subsequent fall, of the Labour […] Source

Author Margaret Elphinstone offers an ecopoetic account of a species that dominates the Scottish landscape. Our memories of our native land lie deep within us: an expectation of winds in appointed seasons, the touch of the varying rains, snow weighting the still soil in which our roots were embedded. Deep inside ourselves we remember many […] Source

The forces charity had intended to be a major part of a repurposed Leanchoil Hospital site. …

A Second World War singalong at Spynie. …

A Highland firm is celebrating a milestone achievement in 2024: 20 years in business! …

THE best restaurant in Scotland has been named in prestigious annual awards judged by industry experts … Source

UK Election 2024: The emptiness of the mainstream, punishment elections and ghost parties The UK is experiencing a turbulent, messy, argumentative election contest. One where the main players and institutions seem unsure of themselves; their place in the world; their relevance – and moreover their ability to govern and present policies and ideas. Whatever the […] Source

“NO New Oil” is the mantra of many environmentalists and they often quote International Energy Agency (IEA) statements in support of this. It seems to me that there is no argument in favour of the absolute banning of all oil exploration. For example, consider Japan: a country with no oil of its own, and a huge energy importer. If Japan were to discover a large new reserve of oil just off its shore, would it refrain from extraction of that oil in favour of shipping crude in super tankers from Saudi Arabia? Source