ToW 16/09/23 – 22/09/23 Debt Collectors Chasing Dinner Money Renfrewshire Council has contracted a firm of sheriff officers (who have power to seize property and raid homes) to obtain payment for outstanding dinner money debts.  And Dundee City Council sent more than 15,000 warning letters to parents last year for the same reason. Only pupils… Read More »16th September –...

09/09/23 – 15/09/23 Should (some) Scots have booed the English Anthem?  Justice on Trial  ….. but first…. The Ozone Paradox Levels of ozone in Glasgow’s Low Emissions Zone have soared since the advent of the LEZ, with monitors registering an average 55 micro-grammes per cubic metre in the first three months of the LEZ’s operation,… Read More »September 9th –...

Norway’s Fight for Freedom from Sweden             Surprising parallels exist in the relationship of Norway to Sweden; and Scotland to the UK.  In 1814, a war led to the establishment of a personal union between Sweden and Norway under a common monarch.  But Norway’s constitution remained intact, as did its legal system, army, flag, currency,… Read More...

02/09/23 – 08/09/23 Should police bother with break-ins?  Tourism wars, football .. but first …. Disability Kills Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) recently claimed the disabled are ‘dying of poverty’ with people unable to get personal care like help with using the toilet and shower as they cannot afford it.  GDA leader Tressa Burke says she… Read More »September 2nd...

26/08/23 – 01/09/23 Is the SNP really Green? China Calling and royal propaganda …. Ferries: A green fuel farce is adding a further layer of complication to the delayed ferry saga. One of the ferries is now being taken from Skye to serve the Arran route despite a £40 million upgrade in Skye to instal… Read More »August 26th – September 1st, 2023

Womb Transplants             The media has recently been ablaze with the ‘great’ news that a womb transplant has now been carried out.  It is indeed one of the fears of women that the trans lobby will demand such transplants via organ donation, so much so that some women are cancelling organ donation or limiting which… Read...

19/08/23 – 25/08/23 Soaring Rents, Transport Woes and …. Ghost Towns The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called on the Scottish government to reinvigorate the high street, with many of Scotland’s cities turning into ghost towns as the number of abandoned empty shop units rose to a rate of 15.9%.  Only out of town retail… Read More »19th August – 25th August,...

12/08/23 – 18/08/23 EV charging, Fishing Red Tape and…  The GERS figures really are ‘CRAp’ So says Professor Richard Murphy, meaning they are ‘Completely Rubbish Approximations’.  Specifically set up to fool Scotland into believing it is too poor to manage without the UK, yesterday’s release of the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland figures begs many… Read...

05/08/23 – 11/08/23 Is the Truth out there?  Justice veering off-track, but first The Fish Need to Know Your BMI Ludicrous new UK regulations will ban fishermen from working on their OWN boats if their BMI exceeds 35, claiming this will reduce the risk of accidents at sea!  The UK government is following international fishing… Read More »August 5th – August 11th, 2023

29/07/23 – 04/08/23 Rural Destruction, Scotland’s Roads, and first The Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament will meet in November, with over 40 rural organisations discussing matters with a view to informing government policy. It will be held at the Nevis Centre, Fort William, with the Scottish government providing £80,000 to enable it to be held. … Read More »July 29th...

22/07/23 – 28/07/23 UK Power Grab, Boilers must GO, but first… #Stirling Directive Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, was the day when Salvo’s Stirling Directive said ‘Enough!’  Enough of begging for a referendum, of deferring to the Supreme Court (possibly illegal according to the Treaty of Union), of accepting that Scotland is NOT ALLOWED to even… Read More »July 22nd...

On Saturday 22nd July we took part in a piece of history. Along with two hundred others at Holyrood the Stirling Directive was launched. You’re going to hear a lot more about this from us and also from Salvo. But what is the Stirling Directive and why does it matter? On Saturday were doing three… Read More »Our Right, Our Powers – the Stirling Directive

The #StirlingDirective  On Saturday 22 July, exactly 317 years to the day when the details of the disastrous Treaty of Union were agreed, a group of writers, speakers and activists from across Scotland’s Independence movement will launch a new, national campaign, the Stirling Directive.  The Directive represents a radical departure from the old, worn out… Read More »The...

Drugs, Dentists and Dangerous Animals.. Scotland Decriminalising All Drugs! Within an hour of the announcement of Scotland’s plan to decriminalise personal drugs use, introduce drug consumption rooms and regulate the supply of certain drugs, UK PM Sunak dismissed any idea of devolving the relevant powers to Scotland, or overhauling it at UK level.   Oft-cited… Read More »22nd...

Join us in bold and tenacious defiance of any who would deny us, the people of Scotland the right to self-determination under international law. The start of a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate and a profound departure from the old, worn out approach to Scottish self-determination. #SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023 #Holyrood #Edinburgh The… Read More »Save the...

Many people now want immediate action to honour the law of Scotland and the Constitutional Settlement, agreed as a condition of the Treaty of Union on the 22nd July 1706. The #StirlingDirective will see a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate. #SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023. #Holyrood #Edinburgh #Scotland

Taymouth Castle – a New Millionaire’s Playground? It seems that everyone wants a piece of Scotland these days. US firm Discovery Land Company is the latest. It has plans to turn Taymouth castle, (which sits on Loch Tay) and 8000 acres of land into a gated community for those willing to pay the price. If… Read More »This Week in Scotland – 7th – 14th July

SaveTheDate – 22 July 2023 will see a radical shift in Scotland’s constitutional debate and a profound departure from the old, worn out approach to Scottish self-determination. #Holyrood #Edinburgh #Scotland #StirlingDirective

01/07/23 – 07/07/23 #Not My King?  Pottermania getting out of hand, and will Orkney Secede? The Scottish Crown is not the same as the English crown, nor are its rights and obligations, and there is no joint (British) Crown.  The Scots sovereign is not one person, but the people as a whole, and the monarch… Read More »July 1st – July 7th, 2023

If you would rule a people, you must sit amongst them. The royals seem to be taking this piece of Machiavellian advice to heart of late. Today, we’re graced with a visit from King Charles. Together with assorted flunkies and a plethora of men in tights, Charles will perform an elaborate dance round the Honours… Read More »To Whom the Crown Belongs