But what does journalism matter? by July 25, 2018 0 The BBC front page headline for this is actually just the alarming-sounding “Scottish prescription costs rise by 25%”, without even the ...
Meaningful consequences by qwertyfan July 17, 2018 0 It is now official. The UK is leaving the EU on the basis of a corrupt campaign that was conducted ...
Fact Check: Sixty per cent of Scots farmers did not vote No, for Brexit and for Tories by July 26, 2018 0 Scotland’s farmers are facing an uncertain future as the Brexit negotiations falter, with the National Farmers Union leader calling a ...
Fundraiser update by qwertyfan July 18, 2018 0 Tuesday was a long and tiring day. I had to drive all the way to Peterhead to speak at an ...
Hunger strike by UK businessman in Belarus prison | The Ferret by July 25, 2018 0 A British businessman imprisoned in Belarus has staged a hunger strike in protest at the conditions in which he and ...
It’s all gone a bit rossthomson by qwertyfan July 18, 2018 0 One of the problems about writing about Brexit is the risk of running out of synonyms for crapocalypse, armaggodforsaken, galactofuck, ...
Biometrics watchdog will lack powers, say critics by July 24, 2018 0 Government plans to appoint an independent watchdog to monitor how facial recognition, fingerprints and genetic information are used in Scotland ...
Impotent imperialists and the pursuit of the impossible by qwertyfan July 16, 2018 0 Away back in 2016, when the world seemed a saner place – which is saying quite a lot because the ...
Carrot and stick, but mainly stick! by qwertyfan July 24, 2018 0 A guest post by Samuel Miller It was inevitable really (sigh). Last week, as we are all well aware, UK ...
Feisty Productions : A state of chassis by qwertyfan July 15, 2018 0 Benjamin Franklin famously said that there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. Politically we can add ...