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Westminster 'must prepare for a post-UK future,' says John Swinney
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...
Comedian Mark Thomas on Palestine, protest and his 'irreconcilable hope"
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (967+ words) WALKING the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank changed comedian’s Mark Thomas’s life. “It profoundly affected the way I see the world,” said Thomas, who is performing at Aberdeen Comedy Festival this month. “Before I went there,…...
Dangerous right-wing populists must be challenged at every turn
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (575+ words) THEY call themselves Patriot Platform, but in truth, there’s nothing very patriotic about the black-clad mobs which invaded Dover and Portsmouth. A patriot, after all, is defined as somebody with an overweening love of their country, not people who seek…...
Director warns social media is rewriting fascism's history ahead of film screening
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (882+ words) IT SCARES Catalan director Judith Colell that many people now appear to believe that Spanish dictator Francisco Franco and even the Nazis were “not so bad”. That’s one of the reasons she has made a film based on a little-known…...
Former Alex Salmond aide urges John Swinney to hold indyref2 referendum
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (617+ words) JOHN Swinney must go to the people of Scotland to ask whether the country should have a second independence referendum, according to Alex Salmond’s former top aide. Chris McEleny, who was Salmond’s right-hand man during his time as Alba leader,…...
Early election warning to SNP over 'unwinnable' public sector cuts push
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (1046+ words) THE Scottish Government has been warned against pursuing an “unwinnable and deeply damaging” cuts agenda amid mounting speculation about an early Westminster election. There is growing expectation that Andy Burnham could go to the polls as early as next spring…...
Experts give verdict on Andy Burnham's Scottish independence comments
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (877+ words) ANDY Burnham has been panned as “foolish” and “poorly briefed” on the constitution by experts over his comments about Scottish independence. The Prime Minister sent shockwaves through Scottish politics last Wednesday after admitting that Scotland had the right to an…...
John Swinney to face new independence strategy push at SNP conference
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (1191+ words) JOHN Swinney is being urged to back a new independence strategy at the SNP’s forthcoming party conference, the Sunday National can reveal. More than 50 branches are calling on the First Minister to back an updated approach to gaining independence after…...
Shattering the myth of Scottish exceptionalism will allow us to move forward
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (813+ words) DENIAL is a hell of a drug. Yes, from an electoral point of view, Scotland had become very different from the rest of the UK. From that, though, came Scottish Exceptionalism, hanging like a perfumed cloud over towns, villages and…...
Where Scotland????s slavery????compensation???? money actually went
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (820+ words) IN February 2018, HM Treasury issued what they would probably now concede was their worst-judged tweet ever. Above an image of Africans being marched in chains, the post announced brightly that “millions of you helped end the slave trade through your…...