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Through A Scottish Prism was supposed to be in recess just like the Holyrood Parliament until 31st August. However, all the machinations around the English government and their decision to replace their First Lord of the Treasury, Keir Starmer, with Andy Burnham cut our summer break short. Mr Burnham, a local authority Manchester politician until Read more about Who Controls Scotland?[…]
With Holyrood closing for the summer, this should be our last podcast until the autumn. However, our politicians on both sides of the border do tend to give us reason to make specials throughout the summer. I don’t expect this year will be any different. This was a heck of a week to close off Read more about Burnham’s coronation complete,Murrell jailed & SNP chaos[…]
Another eventful week in politics north and south of the border. It was also a week that saw Scotland’s international standing grow thanks to the Tartan Army in the USA. The politics resulted from three by-elections, two in Scotland and one in England. In the Aberdeen South seat recently vacated by Stephen Flynn, the Tories Read more about Tartan Army Magic & The Great Russian Spy Panic[…]
This is the week that World Cup begins for Scotland after a long wait of 28 years. Sadly, though, our politicians and imperial masters couldn’t even let us enjoy that without them behaving in their usual manner. At the beginning of the week we found out that Scottish wind farms have to pay a £1 Read more about Make it make sense[…]
They say that a week is a long time in politics; I am sure today, John Swinney would agree. Indeed, these past two weeks have without doubt probably been the worst two weeks for the SNP government since May 2007. The fallout from Peter Murrell’s guilty plea to embezzlement rumbles on unabated. The House Jock Read more about Plea Deal, Police Complaints, & Indy at 53%.[…]
A Guest Post Part 2 from Lorna Cal Read more about Holding the line Part2 by Lorna Cal.[…]
This is a guest piece from Lorna Cal Part1.Today Part 2 Wednesday THIS piece will not be about ‘trans’ solely; it will not be about ‘immigration’ solely; it will not be about ‘DEI’ (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) solely, although it will touch on all of them; they are part of the whole postmodern/queer theory/cultural Marxist Read more about Holding the line by Lorna Cal[…]
On Tuesday Holyrood passed a motion (by 72 votes to 55) requesting that the UK Government transfer the powers to hold a second independence referendum. This transfer is achieved via a “Section 30 order” under the Scotland Act 1998, which temporarily modifies Westminster’s legislative bounds to allow Holyrood to hold a legal vote. Downing Street Read more about Westminster slams the door on independence-Murrell Guilty![…]
As Scotland continues to face rising energy bills, a crippling cost-of-living crisis, and repeated Westminster roadblocks, the Alliance to Liberate Scotland (ATLS) today renews its call for genuine national unity and the immediate exercise of Scotland’s sovereign right to self-determination. From the beginning, ATLS has stood alone in demanding a broad, inclusive Constitutional Convention that Read more about Scotland’s Sovereign Future: The Time for a True Constitutional Convention is Now[…]
Westminster has once again slammed the door shut on Scotland’s democratic will. Despite Holyrood’s clear and sovereign vote in support of a Section 30 order, London has refused the Scottish people the simple right to decide our own future. The message from the British state could not be clearer: Scotland will never be allowed to Read more about Westminster has once again slammed the door shut on Scotland’s democratic will.[…]