Month: July 2024
Elgin Cathedral celebrates its 800th birthday
Stolen Keith off-roader spotted in Moray village, police confirm
Big job ahead but new MP Logan vows he’s up for the challenge
Grangemouth: Campaign group organises rally to save jobs
Harland and Wolff: Kate Forbes in talks to save Scottish shipyards
Fifty Six Degrees North with Bram E Gieben
I talked to the writer, podcaster and musician Bram E Gieben about his new book The Darkest Timeline and what it means to “live in a world with no future”. You can listen to his podcast Strange Exiles here: Strange Exiles | Substack You can catch Bram at book launches at Lighthouse Books and All […] Source
Whisky industry ‘at risk’ as drought events could double by 2050
See the full list of Carpetright stores closing amid administration
Almost half of Scottish entrepreneurs last year were female
Two-faced: Tom Nairn’s Faces of Nationalism Revisited
Faces of Nationalism: Janus Revisited, Tom Nairn, Verso Books Reviewed by David McCrone In an essay on Thomas Carlyle in London Review of Books (14th Dec 2023), the writer Stefan Collini commented on Tom Nairn’s ‘caustic Scottish sarcasm’. Certainly, Tom took no prisoners in his writing, while in person he was a gentle soul, always […] Source
It’s Joever, now what?
So Joe Biden is out and there’s a huge battle within the Democratic party about what happens next, there’s also lots of questions about Biden’s legacy and how to beat Trump. While many have endorsed Kamala Harris, there are several key missing supporters, notably Barack Obama who is arguing for an open convention to decide […] Source
BBC Scotland British Brainwashing Corporation
On Thurday, the preliminary findings of the UK Covid Inquiry were published. Baroness Hallett, the chair of the inquiry summarised the findings as: “The processes planning and policy of the civil contingency structures across the UK failed the citizens of all four nations of the United Kingdom.” And how was this…
Moray man’s Belladrum attacker is jailed
Buckie fisherman nets prestigious national award
England’s Dreaming
English fans and commentators are making a far better effort than Scotland’s in reflecting on their time at the Euros. Having made the tournament’s final the English manager has decided to stand down, having been turfed out after another abject and dismal tournament at the bottom of the group, the Scottish manager remains. One nation […] Source