Category: Regional News
Ten Years of a Changed Scotland
Speymouth
The National are publishing a book reflecting on where we are now, ten years on, what happened and what’s next: “As we mark the passing of a decade since a vote that changed Scotland forever, a top selection of writers consider three questions of crucial importance for the independence movement: Where we’ve been, where we […] Source
Vote Labour: freeze your granny to help the rich
Speymouth
It’s only been nine weeks but we already have resounding answer to the question of how much influence Labour’s Scottish branch office has over policy making in Keir Starmer’s government. The answer to that question is none at all. Prior to July’s Westminster general election Anas Sarwar loudly proclaimed that he…
Two men arrested after ‘disturbance’ sees both taken to hospital
Speymouth
Colourful crowd at festival despite grey skies
Speymouth
Tesco shopper attacked by masked men
Speymouth
Andrew Neil Jumps Ship
Speymouth
We have put some community notes on Andrew Neil’s hilarious resignation letter as Hedge-fund christian multi-millionaire Paul Marshall builds his far-right media empire by buying The Spectator. As Politico magazine explains the background: “In 2017 he launched UnHerd, a web-based magazine with a private members’ club attached that is based conveniently on Old Queen Street, […] Source
Ewan McGregor launches whisky with Scottish island distillery for children’s charity
Speymouth
Family-run luxury candle company opens for business on Isle of Arran
Speymouth
Scottish construction firm falls into administration with 66 jobs lost
Speymouth
This is what community looks like
Speymouth
You could hear it before you could see it. Having stepped off the train from Glasgow Queen Street for merely a few seconds, the sounds of joyful drums, cheering, chanting and singing rang out around the station. Had anyone taken a right directly into Buchanan Street, you might have thought you were missing a carnival […] Source
Historic Scottish hotel in ‘beautiful’ location up for sale
Speymouth
The Most Documented Genocide in History
Speymouth
Every day a new atrocity as ethnocide blurs across our screens. A new murder, children being shot by snipers like a grotesque gameplay. As I write Reuters reports: ‘At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in Gaza, early on Saturday. Wafa […] Source
Family set to sell historic Scottish hotel dating back to 18th century
Speymouth
Only with independence can Scotland escape the rise of the right
Speymouth
Last weekend, there were elections in the Germans states of Thuringia and Saxony. In both these states the far right Alternative für Deutschland party, which favours the ‘repatriation’ of immigrants and even of some naturalised German citizens – the ones who are muslim or not white of course – performed alarmingly…
Scottish Tory leadership debate held in village hall
Speymouth