I was glancing at the book, The Morning After. A political ‘what if’, it asks key players what might have happened had the second Quebec referendum, held in 1995, endorsed sovereignty, rather than falling short by just 60,000 votes. As Scotland awaits Nicola Sturgeon’s mythical “gold-plated” second referendum bill, it’s relevant when she’s reduced to saying she’ll do everything she… Read more »
It’s all very well Nicola Sturgeon ruling out “Project Neptune” the scheme devised by high paid consultants to break up or more likely privatise the Cal Mac service. But you have to ask why was it commissioned in the first place. It’s not as if it was an iceberg looming out of the horizon. This was instructed through her government… Read more »
INDEPENDENCE NOW VITAL TO ESCAPE COST OF LIVING CRISIS Reacting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcements on the cost of living today (Thursday) ALBA Party Depute Leader and MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill said: “The measures announced today are grossly inadequate given the real cost of living crisis facing millions of families across these islands. “Energy bills are set to… Read more »
Seeking refuge from the increased bellicosity on Ukraine and indeed insanity of some in Westminster who seem to positively relish a war with Russia I looked at the website of an organisation called the American Committee for US-Russia Accord. I thought that would be interesting as I’d read how the UK was being even more bullish than the USA in… Read more »
The separation of powers has been an issue in Scotland over recent years because of the Lord Advocate’s twin role of being senior government legal adviser and simultaneously head of the prosecution service. To be fair to the SNP they can say that they weren’t responsible for its creation, as it’s an historic anachronism. But they have brought it into… Read more »
Now I’m all for vision in politics. Where we want to get to and projects to work towards are essential. However, that has to be balanced with simply delivering what’s required now, especially given the harm inflicted by coronavirus. That and a sense of realism. The SNP were right to condemn Boris’s Bridge. It was an absurdity and one… Read more »
There are more twists and turns in the Rangers liquidation case than in a hotly contested title race. A clear admission of a malicious prosecution was made by former Lord Advocate James Wolffe. That’s in the record books along with past title results and it stands.It also follows that there’s a price to be paid as no one should have… Read more »
ALBA Party MPs Neale Hanvey and Kenny MacAskill met today (Tuesday) with the Scotland Office Minister Iain Stewart MP in a renewed push to re-establish direct ferry links from Scotland to mainland Europe. The Scotland Office Minister has now agreed to raise the issue directly with the UK Department for Transport. Speaking immediately after the meeting in Dover House, Whitehall, ALBA Westminster Group Leader and MP… Read more »
NEW PAPER SHOWS SCOTLAND LOSING OUT WHILE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURS POWER AHEAD The ALBA Party MPs Neale Hanvey MP and Kenny MacAskill MP will meet with the Scotland Office Minister Iain Stewart MP today (Tuesday) at 3.00 pm to renew their push for Scotland to have direct ferry links to mainland Europe. In a statement ALBA Westminster Leader Neale Hanvey MP said: “Other European countries are exploiting… Read more »
Amidst the debate over the statue to Henry Dundas and Scotland’s role in the slave trade, it’s often forgotten that arguably the two greatest proponents of abolition were avid fans of Scotland’s Bard. Many are aware that Burns once briefly contemplated going to Jamaica though thankfully didn’t, but few know that Abraham Lincoln who waged war over the issue and… Read more »