Jane McAllister from New Licht Films is a producer/director. Jane is producing a new documentary Scottish independence documentary called "To See Ourselves - 2014 A Record Exists". Help Jane reach her Kickstarter target to produce this wonderful documentary based on the referendum campaign during the summer of...

The SNP crisis continues. Everyday at the moment sees drift, division, disunity and backbiting, with folk trying to say helpful and loyalist things and putting their foot in it. Welcome to the world of things going wrong, where the laws of political gravity and entropy reign, bits of masonry fall off the once impressive House […]

The only news in town today is of course the reported arrest of the former SNP Chief Executive Peter Murrell as part of Police Scotland’s investigation into the party’s funding. The first thing to stress here is that with an arrest this matter is part of an active criminal investigation which means that we all […]

Agenda for Change pay offer accepted by trade unions.

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All NHS workers offered £2,205 pay rise.

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The worry here is that this isn't Omicron and is in fact another new strain. Could it be worse or more mild? Happening right before Christmas is not great timing.

The opinion poll carried out by IPSOS Mori for STV which was published on Wednesday could not have come at a better time. Just a couple of days after the First Minister announced that campaigning for independence would ratchet up a gear in the New Year and that preparations would get underway later in 2022 […]

Molly Pollock looks at the dangers the Scottish NHS is facing from Barnett formula calculations as England moves increasingly, with stealth towards privatisation. She uncovers the raw truth that Tories are interested in private profit and not on delivering a sustainable publically funded health service for all. The Barnett formula was first introduced prior to […]The post Scotland’s...

02/09/2021

A far right group linked to neo-Nazis has allegedly compiled a list of around 60 organisations and individuals in Scotland who oppose racism and fascism.

It’s a tough gig being a Scottish Unionist, constantly on the lookout for things to feel outraged about that can be laid at the door of the Scottish Government and the SNP, even if what they are complaining about is not actually the responsibility of the Scottish Government or the SNP. Parliament, both the Scottish […]

A week ago I announced a review of groups on The Hub due to the majority of their output being more about being negative against another pro-indy party (primarily the SNP) than making the case for independence. My concern is that visitors to The Hub may be subjected to content… Continue Reading Changes To Acceptable Group Content

The UK government will today introduce legislation giving it overall control over business subsidies. The move will reboot a row over its determination to seize powers which should properly go to the Scottish parliament after Brexit. The Subsidy Control Bill submitted to the Westminster parliament today will create a new system for state subsidies which […]

JUST when you think you’ve heard it all, Murdo Fraser pops up arguing for full proportional STV to replace the Additional Member System (AMS) used in Holyrood elections. Why?

By Russell Bruce This is from an important series of tweets from Dr Gregor Smith, Scotland’s Chief medical Officer on the new Covid19 strains that have been identified. We have added in square brackets appropriate explanations to help readers along with added notes, all referenced. Dr Smith issued this thread at 11.30a.m. Sunday 16th May […]The post New Covid strains, vaccines and...

I apologise to readers for once again devoting time and energy to the C-word. I would not have mentioned Stuart Campbell again were it not for the fact that he is once more using his blog to attack me, as he flounces off in a huff, and it is important that I set the record […]

It’s with some sadness to see that the Bath-based blogger who has been marinading his own bile for a decade or so has today announced his own retirement (‘The Ship Song‘). I doubt very much this is true at all but his latest *explosive* blog is quietly hilarious. Presumably his role in the utter farce […]