Month: November 2023
Grangemouth closure is serious threat to Scotland’s energy security
Yesterday energy firm PetroIneos announced the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery and a transition to operations as an imports centre within the next 18 months. Grangemouth is Scotland’s only oil refinery, producing over 70% of all of Scotland’s petrol and diesel. The closure is a worrying development, leaving Scotland without a centre to refine […] Source
Moray & Banffshire Heroes 2024: New award for charitable organisations launches!
Celebration of 300 years of Christian fellowship as Moray church set to host final service
40-strong team hunting Elgin woman’s murderer as officers seek to reassure public
For a Ceasefire in Gaza
This motion from the First Minister Humza Yousaf is to be put before the Scottish Parliament today: It would seem to be fair, even-handed and – urgent. It would seem to be something that all parties could get behind and send a strong message of solidarity from the Scottish Parliament on behalf of the people […] Source
The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot
“Is this the way to Dean Village?” It was the third person that morning who had asked me for the location of this ‘tranquil village of picturesque charm’. There’s no doubt it is appreciated by all who plunge into its prettiness. It is, however, just one of a mere handful of places visitors are habitually […] Source
Scottish brewery launches legal action against BrewDog
The Break up of Britain?
Telegraph and Spectator expected to be bought over by investors
The Toryfication of Labour and the ever rightward drift of British politics
On Saturday, as thousands demonstrated in the street outside his constituency office in protest against his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and to unequivocally condemn the war crimes currently being committed by the Israeli armed forces against Palestinian civilians, the Labour leader Keir Starmer unapologetically tweeted: “I changed…