Flying kites by qwertyfan August 12, 2019 0 The news today in the Scottish press is dominated by Stu Campell’s proposal for a new pro-independence party. Apparently the... Read more
STUC and Common Weal call for Ferguson Marine nationalisation to be part of long-term public infrastructure strategy by qwertyfan August 12, 2019 0 Finance Minister Derek Mackay said a government cash injection to Ferguson Marine without nationalisation, as proposed by current owner Jim... Read more
“Revenge porn” crimes rise sharply but police detection rate down by qwertyfan August 12, 2019 0 “Revenge porn”crimes reported to Police Scotland rose sharply over the past year although the detection rate was less than 50... Read more
The Goriest Twelfth by qwertyfan August 12, 2019 0 Common Weal calls for the end of grouse hunting and for a rational conversation about how to better use Scotland’s... Read more
Feisty Productions : The Arrangement by qwertyfan August 12, 2019 0 There has been a slew of articles by journalists and commentators down south supporting Scottish independence. Lesley tries, and succeeds,... Read more
On Tape by qwertyfan August 11, 2019 0 We thought readers might possibly like to hear the unexpurgated audio of our interview with The Times this week, so that... Read more
20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know by qwertyfan August 11, 2019 0 Twenty public sector bodies have urged MSPs to weaken freedom of information law by increasing charges, widening exemptions and relaxing... Read more
Nothing has changed: vote-splitting in Holyrood elections is still a mug’s game by qwertyfan August 10, 2019 0 So I've just been catching up with today's news (gleefully announced by Kenny "Devo or Death" Farquharson) that Wings Over... Read more
Running the numbers by qwertyfan August 10, 2019 0 So, there’s been quite a response to our interview in today’s Times. The interview was an interesting one in itself... Read more
Hung out to dry by qwertyfan August 10, 2019 0 ‘He raises a study published in the British Medical Journal in 2017 which claimed that Tory austerity was linked to... Read more