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 »
I was listening to Irish band “The Fureys” singing “Gallipoli”. It’s often forgotten that 4,000 Irishmen fell in that military debacle not just the ANZAC troops normally associated with it. The song contains the lines “you fought for the wrong country and you died for the wrong cause” as no sooner was that battle over than the Easter Rising took… Read more »
OFFSHORE WIND GIVEAWAY IS SELLING THE FAMILY SILVER CHEAP WHILE SCOTS PENSIONERS FREEZE SAYS MACASKILL Reacting today (Monday) to the outcome of the application process for ScotWind leasing by Crown Estate Scotland, the ALBA Party Depute Leader and MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill MP said: “This offshore wind giveaway is selling the family silver cheap while Scots families face crippling energy… Read more »
Speaking (Wednesday) in a Westminster Hall Debate on Direct Ferry Services between Scotland and Mainland Europe, Kenny MacAskill MP will call on the Scottish Government to establish a Ferry Route Development Fund and will accuse Scottish Ministers of being less radical than former First Minister Lord Jack McConnell who established the air route development fund. He will also call on the UK… Read more »
The local elections will be challenging for Alba but are equally a great opportunity for a still fledgling party. The mainstream media blackout imposed in May, will likely continue but the party’s growing in membership and its activist base will be campaigning hard around the country. Organisation and structure missing for the Scottish Parliament elections is now being established and… Read more »