Month: June 2024

Mappa Kernow – a Cornish language map of Cornwall

Speymouth June 11, 2024

It has been over ten years in the making, but at long last my Cornish language map of Cornwall is back from the printer. This map has been produced jointly by myself and the place name panel of the Cornish language umbrella body Akademi Kernewek and its predecessor, the place name…

UK Punishment Elections: The Empty Mainstream and Ghost Parties

Speymouth June 11, 2024

UK Election 2024: The emptiness of the mainstream, punishment elections and ghost parties The UK is experiencing a turbulent, messy, argumentative election contest. One where the main players and institutions seem unsure of themselves; their place in the world; their relevance – and moreover their ability to govern and present policies and ideas. Whatever the […] Source

Delay to independence will threaten Scotland’s just transition

Speymouth June 11, 2024

“NO New Oil” is the mantra of many environmentalists and they often quote International Energy Agency (IEA) statements in support of this. It seems to me that there is no argument in favour of the absolute banning of all oil exploration. For example, consider Japan: a country with no oil of its own, and a huge energy importer. If Japan were to discover a large new reserve of oil just off its shore, would it refrain from extraction of that oil in favour of shipping crude in super tankers from Saudi Arabia? Source

Invisible Ancestor: The Galloway Nag and its Legacy

Speymouth June 10, 2024

Invisible Ancestor: The Galloway Nag and its Legacy. Miriam Bibby. Trivent Publishing, Budapest, 2024. 559 pages.25 colour and black and white illustrations. ISBN 978-615-6696-15-1. ISSN 2676-8097. Paperback Price €64.00 The history – and therefore the archaeology – of the horse is intrinsically linked to that of humanity. Whether it has been as sacrifice or status […] Source

Goodbye and good riddance, Douglas Ross

Speymouth June 10, 2024

Goodbye and good riddance Douglas Ross, you won’t be missed. Scotland’s leading political hypocrite and back stabber has announced that he is standing down as the leader of the Scottish Conservatives. He also announced, in a shameless instance of hedging his bets, that he will also stand down as an MSP,…

Nasty Tories in a panic

Speymouth June 7, 2024

The Tories have a well deserved reputation as the Nasty Party and during this general election campaign as they stare at electoral devastation in the face, the Tories appear to have decided that the reason they are so unpopular is because they are not being unpleasant and out of touch enough….