Month: September 2020

WeeGingerDug · Dugcast 03 09 2020 With James Dornan Again In this week’s edition of the dugcast, I am delighted to be joined online by James Dornan MSP, back by ...

“There is a degree of courage that the Scots, and in particular Nicola Sturgeon, must show if they want the transition to independence and entering the EU, to be realistic. ...

Amidst growing concerns that rising property prices in Scotland’s Highland and Island communities are making it almost impossible for local residents to purchase homes, a range of community figures have ...

Each year the General Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) report is published, and each year the document sparks controversy.A recurring theme in recent years has been the so-called “union dividend”, ...

Outdoor groups have urged the Scottish Government to allow public and parliamentary scrutiny of plans for the Cairngorm funicular railway before deciding to invest up to £15 million in repairs, ...

Extinction Rebellion blockaded a newsprinters near Motherwell, Glasgow, in an attempt to prevent The Scottish Sun newspapers being delivered. Protests follow a number of tragic events to befall asylum seekers ...

Two stories today illuminate the absurdity of modern-day capitalism, where inequality is so profound that the economy appears broken in two, orbiting in completely different realities from one another. On ...

Shelter Scotland have released a report calling for an increase in the amount of social housing promised by the Scottish Government – to the equivalent of an additional house built ...

How do we stop the resurgence of covid-19 in Scotland? Everyone is agreed that it is resurgent, and that we need to stop it, so let’s try to focus on ...

The Scottish Tories are sending begging letters to people in Devon to stop another referendum saying – “bluntly we need the funds”. * As a keen observer of politics, I ...