Robin McAlpine: Covid is a tragedy – but, in our people, it has also been a triumph – Source by qwertyfan June 26, 2020 0 Common Weal Versus the Virus: The virus is exposing the reality of the weaknesses in our economy, society and democracy.... Read moreDetails
David Jamieson: The Jenrick Affair is a window into the world of the British oligarchy – Source by qwertyfan June 26, 2020 0 “CLOSED” was how PM Boris Johnson described what I’ll call the Jenrick Affair. We now know the UK Housing Minister... Read moreDetails
Dugcast fae the dughoose – with Anne McLaughlin by qwertyfan June 26, 2020 0 This week I am joined via Zoom by one of the nicest people in Scottish politics, Glasgow North East MP... Read moreDetails
331 stabs in the back by qwertyfan June 26, 2020 0 What have Scottish Conservative MPs Andrew Bowie, David Duguid, Alister Jack, John Lamont, David Mundell, and Douglas Ross all got... Read moreDetails
Racist policing is a systemic, international problem – Source by qwertyfan June 26, 2020 0 It’s a sign of the strange and frankly deeply disturbing Twitterisation of political debate in the UK that Robert Jenrick... Read moreDetails
‘The only immediate consequence is more uncertainty’: James McEnaney talks Scottish schools and Coronavirus – Source by qwertyfan June 25, 2020 0 JOHN SWINNEY’S announcement earlier this week that Scottish schools will reopen full-time in August with no physical distancing if the... Read moreDetails
Torness nuclear reactor shut by faulty valve by qwertyfan June 25, 2020 0 One of the nuclear power reactors at Torness in East Lothian has been shut down following a problem with a... Read moreDetails
1/3 Young People Could be Jobless by Christmas – Source by qwertyfan June 25, 2020 0 An IPPR report has found that 1/3 of young people could be jobless by Christmas. “Following the great recession of... Read moreDetails
Tax haven firms are buying many of Edinburgh’s iconic buildings by qwertyfan June 25, 2020 0 Tax haven firms are buying up large swathes of the capital, with many of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings now owned... Read moreDetails
The inevitable no by qwertyfan June 25, 2020 0 Well that didn’t take long, did it. Not even 24 hours had passed since the Scottish Government announced its plan... Read moreDetails