Ofcom bins BrewDog complaint over BBC documentary on Scottish firm
SNP attack ‘aggressive’ Labour windfall tax proposals
The Art and Uses of Lying: Or, a short introduction to contemporary British Public Life
Henry Staunton, past Chairman of the Post Office (sacked by Kemi Badenoch, the Business Minister, and self-righteous prig) claims he was told to stall Post Office payouts, so the government cold “limp into” the election: “‘Early on, I was told by a fairly senior person to stall on spend on compensation and on the replacement […] Source
Upturned Boats and the Hyper Banal
Increasingly Britain looks like Absurdistan, a bizarre dysfunctional place where the centrist political parties converge on doing nothing about the ongoing genocide in Gaza and share a dismal economic outlook as Britain heads again into recession. Take a glance at the chaos of the Rochdale byelection or the manic debate about naming the London Overground […] Source
Teenager accused of murdering Elgin bus diver in court again
‘Surreal’: Scottish man’s origami invention exported to Japan
The Body Shop enters administration with all Scottish stores at risk
Redcoats, Ridicule and Rage
If you are an independence supporter more concerned by the name of a cafe than the state of grotesque social inequality, the cost of living, or issues of poverty and housing in Scotland, then you are not, to quote Logan Roy, ‘Serious people’. But it’s also too easy to be dismissive of recognising that to […] Source
Scottish restaurant closes after 13 years amid business decline
Scottish SPCA launch urgent rehome plea for Bully XLs
UHI Moray cancels Gaza art exhibit due to “partisan viewpoint”
Protest at Scottish cinema as Tiger Woods firm looks to shut it down
Chasing after crazy and a tale of two ships
BrewDog accused of copying Scottish firm’s award-winning bottle design
Tucker Carlson: Putin’s Patsy
In the week when Donald Trump says he would would encourage Russia to attack allies who pay too little for defence spending, Tucker Carlson visits Moscow for an interview with Vladimir Putin. Carlson is a man for whom the phrase ‘useful idiot’ was coined, but his interview is the media sensation of the week. Carlson […] Source