Learning from Aotearoa: A Path Forward for Scottish Gaelic

Scotland can learn from Aotearoa (New Zealand), where Māori communities established Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori immersion schools) and Kōhanga Reo (Māori language nests for toddlers) to defend their culture and save their language. Language. It’s more than just words; it’s the very soul of the people, woven into every thread of their culture and identity. […] Source

Edinburgh International Film Festival: Made in London

After earlier reporting on the claims by the BBC’s film critic Siobhan Synnot that the Edinburgh Film Festival is “created in London and shipped up to Edinburgh for ten days” and that “90% of the people who select the films live outside Scotland and are London-based” [Edinburgh Film Festival ‘created in London’ ] – a […] Source

Trump’s visit to Scotland

On Friday Scotland will be infested with the presence of Donald Trump, a convicted criminal, abuser of women and best friend of deceased child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein – and those are his best qualities. The orange skinned authoritarian is coming here to play golf, taking yet another publicly funded holiday…

BrewDog, the Stale Beer of Hipster Capitalism

BrewDog is closing ten bars across the UK, with staff reportedly given “three days’ notice”. Unite Hospitality said: “BrewDog have announced that they are closing 10 flagship bars from Aberdeen to Camden, as soon as THIS FRIDAY! In what universe is 3 DAYS a morally (or legally) acceptable notice period for a proper redundancy consultation […] Source