An Impoverished Union

The media ‘influencers’ keep on accidentally making the case for independence. Here’s Richard Madley: Ricard Madeley asks Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald why she’s so keen on Irish unification when, in his words, Northern Ireland is close to being an economic basket case. “I think the core of that question is, why is the […] Source

Old Media and New Nuclear

Having previously noted the Scotsman’s enthusiasm for greenwashing, astroturfing and new nuclear [Who are Britain Remade? – Bella Caledonia] we were excited to see the Herald getting in on the action at the end of June. Here, Energy Scotland’s John Proctor responds to The Herald’s pro-nuclear spread. I see Joani Reid MP has joined Anas Sarwar […] Source

Party Fears Too

A few thoughts on the idea of a new political party of the Left and the state of  Scottish and British politics in light of discussions over the past few days. First, the need for a Left socialist party seems compelling given the state of Labour and the social crisis we face. I don’t want […] Source

Edinburgh Film Festival ‘created in London’

A renowned Scottish film critic has claimed that the Edinburgh Film Festival is ‘created in London and shipped up to Edinburgh for ten days’ amongst claims that ‘ 90% of the people who select the films live outside Scotland and are London-based.’ On the BBC’s Sunday Show the film critic Siobhan Synnot was interviewed for […] Source