The BBC’s shameful enabling of fascism

Speymouth January 8, 2026

The failure of the BBC to report fairly and without bias on Scottish politics is a regular theme in this blog and amongst other supporters of Scottish independence. The favouritism which the Corporation displays towards Nigel Farage and his ghouls is likewise well documented, especially on the disgrace to political broadcasting…

Scotland, Caracas and the Trump Corollary

Speymouth January 6, 2026

It has the same feeling as reporting the loss of the Titanic with the apocryphal headline attributed to the Aberdeen Press and Journal: “North-east man lost at sea”, to report on events in Caracas in relation to Scotland, but here we go. Trump’s emboldened gangster regime is fundamentally changing the entire orientation of Western politics. […] Source

The 51st State

Speymouth January 6, 2026

The response of the European leaders to Trump’s bombing of Caracas and kidnapping of Maduro is uniformly craven. Here’s Macron: “The Venezuelan people are today rid of Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship and can only rejoice. By seizing power and trampling on fundamental freedoms, Nicolás Maduro gravely undermined the dignity of his own people.” “The upcoming transition […] Source

Greenland, a nation, not an American possession

Speymouth January 6, 2026

With the Trump regime ramping up its threats against the Arctic nation of Greenland, it’s a good time to take a closer look at the history and culture of Greenland. Greenland is officially called Kalaallit Nunaat in the Greenlandic language, the language of the great majority of the country’s 57,000 population….

How do we understand Global Capitalism and the World We Live In?

Speymouth January 6, 2026

How do we understand Global Capitalism and the World We Live In? Sven Beckert, Capitalism: a global history, Allen Lane £50. Review by Dave McCrone These days, we are used to seeing hot-air books which seek to account for large things, and actually explain nothing much. Here is a book to be taken seriously, not […] Source

In May Scotland’s destiny is in our hands

Speymouth January 5, 2026

Speaking to SNP party members in Glasgow as the campaign for the Scottish elections in May starts to ramp up, First Minister John Swinney has said that the Scottish media should be “livid” at the UK Government’s refusal to spell out the democratic route to a second independence referendum. If we…