SUPERMARKET chain Aldi has said it is continuing its support of Scottish farmers as it announced it will double its pork range across its stores. Source

The Barlinnie Special Unit: Art, Punishment and Innovation edited by Kirstin Anderson. Waterside Press, published 1st October. £25. A new book explores the lessons learned from the Barlinnie Special Unit (1973 -1994) and what it tells us about contemporary discussions of incarceration, violence, power, class and media. The Special Unit in HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow […] Source

“How can this shameful tale be told? I will maintain until my death We could do nothing, being sold; Our only enemy was gold And we had no arms to fight it with.” -Edwin Muir The sudden closure of The People’s Story museum on Canongate has taken everyone by surprise. Including the councillors for the […] Source

After a long and determined campaign by Back Off Scotland, the proposed bill to ban anti-abortion protesters from Scotland’s clinics passed almost unanimously in June this year. The act has since received royal assent and became enforceable from 24th September—a great victory for reproductive rights in Scotland. However, the people of Scotland are not out […] Source

Calls have been made to introduce a levy on motorhomes and campervans. …

Four men aged between 19 and 40 have appeared in court charged with an assault which caused severe injury and endangered life. …

A 29-year-old has been sentenced after admitting to assaulting his partner. …

Keir Starmer’s speech to conference was one of the most stage-managed and vapid addresses I’ve ever seen. He is not a natural public speaker but could someone – some rich donor say – not have paid for a better speech writer? Sure, anyone can make a mistake, but to confuse ‘hostages’ with ‘sausages’ is beyond […] Source

A SCOTTISH castle has been put on sale for the fourth time in less than 10 years… Source

Scotland’s disastrous over tourism strategy is a sign of our political immaturity, our lack of insight and aspiration and our failure of imagination to diversify our economy. Elsewhere other countries are changing direction. We should take note. In June this year Jaume Collboni, Barcelona’s left-wing mayor, announced they would bar apartment rentals to tourists by […] Source

A SCOTTISH housebuilding company has gone into liquidation with jobs at risk… Source

SCOTLAND’S just transition commission has said a Scottish island’s experience of the transition to renewables  “provides significant learnings for the whole country” … Source

The true nature of the Starmer Labour party is on display in Liverpool this week, its quite the reveal. The crowds cheered as protestors were dragged out of the hall shouting: “We are still selling arms to Israel! I thought we had voted for change Rachel…” before being dragged out by security and put in […] Source