Month: September 2023
First Minister praises Techscaler scheme for helping almost 400 firms
Speymouth
Tempest brewery to create six new jobs with expansion in Galashiels
Speymouth
Full list of Scottish Wilko stores as ‘all to close early next month’
Speymouth
Labour’s discomfort zone for Scotland
Speymouth
In this week’s episode of “You’ve got some cheek” brought to you by the Labour Party’s Scottish Optional Identity Mark, Douglas Alexander has claimed that the past decade in Scotland has been lost to “constitutional squabbling,” and nothing has been achieved. To be fair, the last decade in Scottish politics was…
Anti-Racism Clubs: Why Every School Should Make Space for One
Speymouth
“We want a billboard too” they said. At an independent cinema, a group of school children from Newark Primary in Port Glasgow stood on the platform in front of the screen and pitched their ideas to the cinema manager. They wanted to create and air a film that highlighted some experiences of BAME children and […] Source
The Changing Scottish Music Scene of the 1960s and Early 70s
Speymouth
Next up in Bella’s Top 20 Series, Angus McPake explores the Scottish Beat scene of the 1960s and early 70s. [you can listen to previous Top 20 playlists by Grant McPhee here and by Iona Lee here] The rate of change in styles and development of western popular music could arguably be said to be […] Source
Is Scotland full of Victorian disease and rats like Penny Mordaunt says?
Speymouth
Fact check: Is Scotland actually full of Victorian disease and rats?
Speymouth
The failure of British Democracy
Speymouth
Business for Scotland reacts to Humza Yousaf’s first Programme for Government
Speymouth
Today, Humza Yousaf lays out his first Programme for Government since taking over as leader of the SNP and First Minister. Yousaf, who ran for leadership on a platform of continuity and synergy with the previous administration, has stated that he hopes to reset his government’s relationship with the business community. Business for Scotland has […] Source
Edinburgh Castle (Walker’s style)
Speymouth
Let’s remember Scottish Government A96 dualling update promises
Speymouth
Tide Lines to make waves as headliners of next year’s Speyfest
Speymouth
Going Downhill
Speymouth
The Times (sort of) Scotland edition is having a great week. Here Magnus Linklater lauds Fergus Ewing and reading the room with the sort of shrewd knowing gaze that you’d expect denounces the Short Term Let legislation as another epic blow to Scotland. The entire tourism industry is going to collapse if regulated. Poor Magnus […] Source
B&M agrees to buy over 50 Wilko stores for £13 million
Speymouth