Author: Speymouth
Scots reject Union Jacks on Scottish produce in favour of Saltire
Speymouth
Keep Scotland the Brand founder: Poll shows need to fight for Scotland’s reputation
Speymouth
Taxpayers to pay for offshore wind to power oil platforms in North Sea
Speymouth
The Trojan horse
Speymouth
Alister Jack, the Viceroy of the Province of North Britain, has compounded his contempt for the Scottish Parliament by refusing to appear before a Holyrood committee to explain his reasons for his unprecedented use of a section 35 order to veto a Holyrood bill relating to devolved matters which was passed…
Elite Despair at Davos
Speymouth
Levelling Up Britain, Hunger Games Style
Speymouth
In America they call it Pork Barrel Politics. Here you could call it vote-rigging. The levelling up fund, the last vestige of Boris Johnson’s disgraced regime, is being used as a Tory pre-election bribe, a blatant party political inducement, and they’re doing it in plain sight. Labour’s Chris Bryant called it out saying: “The Levelling […] Source
BBC Radio Scotland – Cuts Update
Speymouth
Recently, BBC Scotland has confirmed plans to wind up shows: Classics Unwrapped, Jazz Nights, and Pipeline. An update from Tommy Smith on the campaign to defend against programme cuts at BBC Radio Scotland. Today, I heard from Angus Robertson, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (and musician). He told me he was […] Source
Prime Minister’s Quarrelling
Speymouth
There’s pointlessness, and then there’s Prime Minister’s Question, where democracy goes to kill itself, who needs to stare aimlessly at peeling wallpaper when every week we are confronted with this joyless exercise in futility. There may once have been a time when the Prime Minister gave a serious and informative response…
Westminster’s Section 35 block on Scottish law fundamentally undermines UK democracy
Speymouth
The UK Government has decided to block the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, despite the legislation falling under devolved competence. A move which Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said will almost certainly end up in court. As we have been predicting, this is a worrying intensification of…
Does new Tory strike legislation really bring us into line with Europe?
Speymouth
FACT CHECK: Claim strike legislation brings UK into line with Europe
Speymouth
Amber weather warning issued for Moray
Speymouth
NHS Community Grants Programme boost for health-based projects
Speymouth
This Changes Everything
Speymouth
Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, has confirmed that the British government is using article 35 to block the Scottish government gender recognition reform bill. This is unprecedented and represents a full-on attack on the devolution settlement. It’s a desperate escalation and dramatically ups the stakes for not just the British government but also the Labour […] Source
Saturday night music fest at Elgin Town Hall
Speymouth