It’s many years now since I read a history of “the Winter War” when the Soviet Union invaded Finland just prior to World War 2. Initially, the Finns heroically repelled a Red Army, badly led through Stalin’s purges and underequipped for winter. But General Winter intervened and when the thaw came so did the Soviet attack on a scale that… Read more »
It was a pleasure to attend the Burns Supper at Haddington Burns Club. As with so many other events Covid had brought them to a halt. But they’re important for the community, as well as for the members. The towns links to the Bard through his mother, brother and a sister also give it further status. So much of life… Read more »
Bravo Sir Tom Devine not only is he Scotland’s foremost living historian, but he’s had the courage to speak out against the nonsense of equating our National Bard with slavery. The suggestion that the National Galleries of Scotland were planning to reference Burns with the heinous trade was rightly described as “historically illiterate” by the learned academic. The proposal which… Read more »
There’s a stench of sleaze wafting from Westminster. Firstly, there was Lady Mone and the PPE scandal. She’s ducked for cover and the Tories have simply disowned her, but it’s not gone away and’ s hanging around as all bad smells do. But now from the House of Commons, comes Boris the wift of Johnson and the BBC chair and… Read more »
A Church closure’s a loss to the wider community not just the congregation and that applies especially in rural communities. So, the announcement of further closures in East Lothian’s a sad moment. It’s understandable given the change in the population in many of these villages and the decline in church attendance but it’s still a loss. They often have a… Read more »
UK GOVERNMENT MUST END FORCED INSTALLATION OF PRE PAYMENT METERS, ABOLISH HIGHER STANDARD CHARGES AND INTRODUCE A SOCIAL TARIFF East Lothian MP and fair energy prices campaigner Kenny MacAskill has been granted an Urgent Question by the Speaker “to ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on the levels of self-disconnection from power… Read more »
MACASKILL EXPOSES FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF SCOTLAND’S WIND FARMS: The ALBA Depute Leader Kenny MacAskill MP has revealed the full extent of the foreign ownership of Scotland’s renewable energy assets by state owned energy companies with countries including China, the United Arab Emirates, France, Sweden, Norway and Ireland all profiting from Scotland’s massive energy resources in the Offshore wind sector. Mr… Read more »
The constitutional row between the UK Tories and Holyrood’s SNP/Green Government is a contrived spat which does neither party any credit. The legislation’s flawed and even dangerous in parts. It needs to be amended. There are many aspects though that are not only acceptable but required. The issues that cause the controversy and those, in particular that, threaten or conflict… Read more »
I’m sorry to keep banging on about energy but it’s the issue of our time. That Energy Rich Scotland has folk suffering hypothermia’s perverse and where’s the cash and jobs that should be flowing from this natural bounty of ours. That was brought to mind with the government and council recently lauding a contribution of £1 million from East Lothian… Read more »
LEVELLING UP – ALBA REACTION “STICKING PLASTER WILL NOT COVER THE GAPING WOUND OF BREXIT” – HANVEY ALBA Westminster Leader Neale Hanvey MP and ALBA Depute Leader Kenny MacAskill MP have responded to the announcement today (Thursday) on the allocation of levelling up funds. In a statement Neale Hanvey, MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath said: “While funding for important projects is always welcome the reality… Read more »