by The Editor | Jul 22, 2017 | Politics
If not mixing metaphors, this has been one of those jam packed, bullshit weeks. Andy Murray limped onto Court 1 at Wimbledon from a hip ailment, the great white hope of Brits United and, beaten by a serial American lobber of no great subtlety, limped off again as a...
by The Editor | Jul 22, 2017 | Politics
This morning I was writing about the fact that the First Minister was being denied access to one-on-one meetings with the Prime Minister and less than 8 hours later, I am unsure if I am witnessing a lie, a u-turn or a “neither confirm nor deny”. Since it hit the news...
by The Editor | Jul 22, 2017 | Politics
Saying that Scottish independence is not all about the SNP is tantamount to suggesting that independence is not a political question. Only one political party can now lead us to independence no matter what RISE says and Cat Boyd votes. Cat Boyd, Yesser and former RISE...
by The Editor | Jul 7, 2017 | Politics
Only London, the South and East of England had higher gross disposable incomes per head than Scotland in 2015. This is testimony to the robustness of the wider Scottish economy and the Scottish government’s progressive policies. The recent data revealing that the...
by The Editor | Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Media
BBC- Alba (Gaelic name for Scotland) Finance Responsibility for the financial support of the public television broadcasting service BBC-Alba is remitted to the BBC and Scottish government in 2015. Annual operational running costs are approximately £25m. The BBC...