A TRADE union has warned that oil and gas​ workers may “become the coal miners of our generation” ahead of a rally to protect jobs at Grangemouth oil refinery … Source

Between the drizzle of the new Labour government’s early daze and the summer of sport you may have missed the Spycops inquiry. The public inquiry, headed by a retired judge, Sir John Mitting, is examining how at least 139 undercover officers spied on more than 1,000 political groups between 1968 and 2010. The surveillance was […] Source

Growing demand for Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru among English customers has helped boost sales for owner AG Barr. Source

AN increase to the windfall tax on oil and gas profits will have a “hugely detrimental” effect on the industry, an MSP has claimed, as he invited the Chancellor to Aberdeen to “reflect” on her decision. Source

JEREMY Corbyn has warned that Labour appear to be moving “heavily back” towards reintroducing PFI … Source

We may not be Brighton or Bristol, but something special is happening in Scotland’s biggest city by Paul Mason, Glasgow Greens Co-Convenor. I am one of the Glasgow Green Party Organisers in the West of the city and Kate Bell is over in the East End. We live on opposite sides of the city and […] Source

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased in Scotland. Source

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at PMQs this week that since the SNP came to power in Holyrood, the number of children in poverty has increased in Scotland. Source

Lantern of the North continues to shine. …

OFFICERS confirmed today that an off-roader stolen from a Keith farm was later seen in a Moray village 13 miles away. …

There is a big job of work to do – that was the verdict from Aberdeenshire North and Moray East’s (ANME) new MP Seamus Logan. …

A CAMPAIGN group working to keep Grangemouth oil refinery open has organised a march, calling on “anyone who believes in a fair and just transition for workers” to attend … Source

KATE Forbes has been in talks with the UK Government after it refused to back a shipbuilder with two Scottish yards, putting hundreds of jobs at risk … Source