After the Herald’s Scottish Politician of the Year Awards we held a Friday night competition on Twitter asking ‘Can anyone name a single thing he’s done for Scotland?’ There were 22k views of that tweet and the answers included: ‘500 brace of grouse and a couple of beaters’ @haikuthenoo ‘He sells Xmas trees in Dumfries […] Source

A CUTTING-EDGE whisky bottling facility is poised to cater to the flourishing market demand for single cask ownership … Source

GRANGEMOUTH is closing, leaving oil-rich Scotland with no refinery and reliant on England. We’ll no longer be a manufacturer and exporter of petroleum products and become an importer, which is the point. England, always a huge net importer of manufactured goods, couldn’t bear that Scotland has always been a net exporter, so it has “blown another hole in our industrial base”. Source

Yesterday energy firm PetroIneos announced the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery and a transition to operations as an imports centre within the next 18 months. Grangemouth is Scotland’s only oil refinery, producing over 70% of all of Scotland’s petrol and diesel. The closure is a worrying development, leaving Scotland without a centre to refine […] Source

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CHURCH will close after final service. …

Kiesha Donaghy was last seen alive on Wednesday (November 15) before being found dead the following day. …

This motion from the First Minister Humza Yousaf is to be put before the Scottish Parliament today: It would seem to be fair, even-handed and – urgent. It would seem to be something that all parties could get behind and send a strong message of solidarity from the Scottish Parliament on behalf of the people […] Source

“Is this the way to Dean Village?” It was the third person that morning who had asked me for the location of this ‘tranquil village of picturesque charm’.  There’s no doubt it is appreciated by all who plunge into its prettiness. It is, however, just one of a mere handful of places visitors are habitually […] Source

A NON-ALCOHOLIC Scottish brewery has begun legal proceedings against BrewDog. Source

The opening session of the Break Up of Britain conference, from Clive Lewis and Caroline Lucas, Jamie Driscoll, Frances Foley, Alyn Smith. This is not about Scottish Nationalism Source

Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI has paved the way to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator publications after agreeing loans to repay debts owed by previous owners, the Barclay family. Source

The SNP have called on the UK Government to rule out any further duty increase on whisky ahead of the Chancellor’s autumn statement. Source

BRITISH Airways is facing accusations it is “profiteering from misery” as a Scottish family were charged £5000 for flights to Britain after fleeing Gaza. Source