Scottish Government urged to double funding for energy efficient homes to meet climate targets by qwertyfan October 24, 2019 0 New report calls for greater government investment in buildings, transport and industry to help meet climate targets Report by Vivid... Read more
Scottish Government rejects industry pleas on sick salmon photos by qwertyfan October 24, 2019 0 The Scottish Government defied concerted pleas by salmon farming multinationals to keep photos of diseased and damaged fish secret, according... Read more
Big 5 oil and gas firms spent 251 million euros lobbying the EU since 2010 by qwertyfan October 24, 2019 0 Political influence of coal, oil and gas must end, new campaign demands A new campaign led by Friends of the... Read more
Is there any chance at all that Labour could lose Edinburgh South? by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 I've lost count of the number of times over the last year that I've said "if this poll proves to... Read more
Fresh calls for powers over drug law to be devolved as MPs back decriminalisation by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 MPs condemn UK Government drug policy as “clearly failing” and urge a change in law to prevent “thousands of deaths”... Read more
Brexit uncertainty has cost Scottish economy £3 billion by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 Think tank research points to risks of ‘no deal’ Brexit and impact of political uncertainty on the economy Think tank... Read more
UK-wide abortion decriminalisation must follow Northern Ireland ‘victory’, campaigners say by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 Law on abortion in Scotland, England and Wales is now less progressive than Northern Ireland Abortion was decriminalised in Northern... Read more
Arms firms selling weaponry to Turkey awarded £15m of tax payers’ money by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 Arms firms with factories in Scotland who sell weaponry to Turkey have been given nearly £15 million of taxpayers’ money... Read more
Unseasonal Elections And Their Effects by qwertyfan October 23, 2019 0 Someone suggested on the last thread that I should use the possibility of a December or January election as an... Read more
The Scotsman newspaper should be deeply ashamed of lying to its readers – yes, lying – in today’s headline about an independence poll by qwertyfan October 22, 2019 0 So, right on cue, the Survation poll with the confusing question that I mentioned in my previous post has been trotted... Read more