Month: November 2024
London Marathon organisers buy Scottish firms behind popular Loch Ness events
Speymouth
Ofgem approves subsea electricity cable between Scotland and Northern Ireland
Speymouth
Legal challenge against Rosebank oil field begins in Edinburgh
Speymouth
Family-run Scottish farm secures deal with major retailer
Speymouth
The far right could come to Scotland too
Speymouth
With the decisive victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections and his MAGA Republicans taking the Senate and edging towards a majority in the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, far right post-truth populist nationalism has scored its greatest achievement ever. The American Government is now in the hands…
The Far Right Broligarchy of Yarvin, Thiel and Musk
Speymouth
The philosophical underpinnings, if you can call them that, of the MAGA movements are a potent mixture of libertarianism (masking as of the left) and authoritarianism (not bothering to mask as from the far-right). These take in ideas from Curtis Yarvin and Peter Thiel and strategy from Steve Bannon, all of whom are a major […] Source
Is an Anti Capitalist Wellbeing Possible?: Mike Watson talks to Eliot Rosenstock and Bram E. Gieben
Speymouth
The Podcast Election
Speymouth
The podcast election? “This has been 100 % the podcast election” (Marina Hyde) Podcasts have become a hugely popular and influential part of the media ecosystem. Their rise is a manifestation of a fracturing in our media, with many established media institutions losing their position. While some traditional media groups (such as the BBC and […] Source
Moving to Scotland from the USA
Speymouth
The National newspaper in Scotland has reported that since Donald Trump won the American presidential election there has been a surge in Google searches originating in the USA for “how to move to Scotland” and “Scottish citizenship”. I have been contacted by two American friends the day after the election asking…
Town has a banging time
Speymouth
Defendant cut car brakes of innocent man mistaken for a paedophile
Speymouth
Two charged after armed police respond to ‘weapon’ report
Speymouth
Labour’s Tuition Fee Debacle
Speymouth
“Labour must stand by its commitment to end the national scandal of spiralling student debt and abolish tuition fees. We lost the election, but we did not lose our values or determination to tackle the injustice facing young people going to university.” – Keir Starmer, 2020 “The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it […] Source
First look inside Scotland’s first inland surf resort with Europe’s largest wave pool
Speymouth
Landlords are unfairly painted as evil Dickens characters
Speymouth
FROM the contents of Friday’s National it seems the subject of rent controls is again making its way to the top of the Scottish political agenda. On one hand Green MSP Maggie Chapman claims that the SNP’s plan for rent controls falls far short of what is needed. The SNP’s Paul McLennan is proposing a cap in controlled areas. A consultation on this subject will apparently be held in the spring of 2025. It seems the Scottish Government have learnt nothing from their recent attempts to freeze rents, which eventually led to large increases. Source