Month: September 2022
Fire service unveil recruitment campaign for full-time firefighters
Scotland’s National Poet Kathleen Jamie pens new poem to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Nation 148
Scotland should be Nation 148 out of the 193 UN member states supporting the statement initiated by Costa Rica in New York this week to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons. But we live in a constitutional monarchy in which we have no effective voice or choice. There is a growing global understanding […] Source
Game of Thrones
The desperation to over-project onto today’s events in Edinburgh are a sign of the fear in the British establishment. The repressive police management and the attempt to ascribe political meaning to the crowds lining the streets of the Old Town are signs of a real anxiety at the process we’re in the middle of. The […] Source
Solidarity with all protesting the imposition of an unelected King
The Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) expresses its solidarity with all those protesting the imposition of an unelected King. We condemn the fact that protesters have been charged with breach of the peace following the proclamation of Charles’ rule in Edinburgh, and demand an end to militarised policing preventing our communities from having their say. Last week, […] Source
Moray Council cancels all scheduled meetings this week out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II
Morrisons issues statement responding to claims it turned off checkout beeps out of respect for the Queen
Rupert Soames to step down as chief executive of controversial firm Serco
Cineworld secures $785m after filing for bankruptcy
Could socialisation of Scotland’s energy sector also be applied to banks?
Ardbeg whisky tour in Islay truly goes against the grain
New Zealand’s century-long journey to independence
The charm of a breeze block
The shortest political honeymoon in history
To absolutely no one’s surprise Liz Truss has been elected by the predominantly white, elderly, middle class and Southern English membership of the Conservative party, and on Tuesday she will travel to Balmoral to be appointed by the other Liz as the next Worst Prime Minister of the increasingly Disunited Kingdom….
Lessons from the 1997 referendum – independence is about more than party politics
This Sunday will mark 25 years since the historic devolution referendum on September 11, 1997, which delivered a huge ‘Yes’ ‘Yes’ for a Scottish Parliament with tax-raising powers. It’s instructive to look back on that moment of inspiration when Scotland stood together (minus the Conservatives) to do what was…