THE deposit return scheme (DRS) court battle has shown how “unsoundly based and lost in its own ridiculous complexity,” Alex Salmond has said… Source

IAN Murray is excited. Sir Keir promises to make the UK a green superpower on the back of Scotland. He pledges to create hundreds of thousands of Scottish jobs, lower the highest energy bills in the UK, provide energy security and tackle climate change with his new green superpowers. Does anyone seriously believe that if Scots vote Labour, nirvana will arrive? Source

NIGEL Farage has said he has been left unable to open a UK bank account because of his political opinions. Source

Anyone who has lived through New Labour; Starmer’s posturing; the endless Royal deaths, marriages, coronations, Jubilees and divorces; the Johnson debacle; or Gordon Brown’s endless Federalism wheeze; will recognise the Parody Britain described by Tom Nairn. When Tom Nairn wrote of the UK as a “changeling Kingdom of Thatcher, Major and Blair — a parody […] Source

New whisky bar and outdoor seating area overlooking Ben Rinnes. …

A teenager and her family have thanked rescuers for saving her life after she was swept out to sea at Nairn. …

Social enterprises in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now apply for a share of a £2 million funding pot designed to support the third sector. …

PLANNING permission is being sought for what developers describe as a “trailblazing” onshore windfarm in central Scotland … Source

“Scotland is a poor country, one of the poorest regions of Europe. Yet with its similar population and resources, it should be as rich as Ireland or Denmark … The reason is simple: that for the past century the Scottish economy has been allowed to lapse by being run from England in England’s interest”. This […] Source

Let’s imagine there’s a news story which is very important. It has received a great deal of coverage, and quite rightly.  In fact it’s literally been front page, and for a long time. Then imagine, if you will, that this story has been politicized from the outset, for reasons which are clearly recognized and understood. […] Source

LABOUR have ditched a pledge to raise taxes on multinational companies such as Facebook and Amazon in order to support small businesses … Source

A POPULAR Chinese restaurant announced its closure with a “heavy heart” … Source

MEMBERS of the Scottish Currency Group continue their series explaining how a separate Scottish currency can be introduced soon after independence and the implications for the Scottish economy, Scottish Government, businesses, and households … Source