Who has ordered the branch manager to U-turn?
By Liz S The BBC are promoting this: “Scottish Labour leader says the UK should re-join EU” Is it a mere coincidence that Marra is stating this now, as in when his new Labour leader at HQ , Andy Burnham, is also supposedly keen for the UK to get closer to the EU and eventually re-join ? No it is not. In September Micahel Marra was interviewed by Politico. In that interview he stated: “What we do need is a closer relationship because we know the economic cost that’s resulted from Brexit. I want to see us doing that on … Continue reading Who has ordered the branch manager to U-turn?
Housing supply? Glasgow leaves Liverpool and Manchester in their dust
From STV yesterday: Council moves ahead with £674m plan for thousands of affordable homes in Glasgow. The council’s ‘ambitious’ plans could see 12,000 additional homes and city centre commercial conversions if funding is made available Glasgow City Council is moving ahead with plans to build thousands of affordable homes across the city at a cost of £674m. According to council bosses, the “ambitious programme” will deliver 6,500 new homes, with another 12,000 to be delivered should funds be made available. It is part of the council’s strategic housing investment programme (SHIP) for 2027 to 2032, which addresses the city’s housing … Continue reading Housing supply? Glasgow leaves Liverpool and Manchester in their dust
Presentation to Glasgow Pensioners for Independence
Presentation to Glasgow Pensioners for Independence, 30th October 2026, in Bacchus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Fij6M0BpE&t=933s Continue reading Presentation to Glasgow Pensioners for Independence
Scottish Labour MP fawns over PM despite e-bike injury and death being six times higher in England than in SNP Scotland
Martin might be Glasgow MP but he clearly knows little of the city as he desperately tries to show it in a bad light it, based on the facts about e-bike ad e-scooter injuries and death. The Daily Record, 12 September 2026, put its finger on the underlying factor in the above surge of e-bike police confiscations: Beyond local anti-social behaviour, they have become the preferred transport for county lines drug-running and street robbery, offering escape for criminals.https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/take-back-control-e-bike-37654208 While many of the children riding these e-bikes to deliver drugs are local, the entire drug distribution operation in Scotland has been … Continue reading Scottish Labour MP fawns over PM despite e-bike injury and death being six times higher in England than in SNP Scotland
Scotland has clearer, more generous approach to adult social care than the chaotic system in England, an international outlier in using means-testing to exclude people entirely
In the Guardian today, the above and: Successive governments in England have been “asleep at the wheel” on social care, leaving the system to grow as a chaotic patchwork of local services with no clear vision, Louise Casey, the head of the social care commission, is to warn. Lady Casey, who is preparing proposals for a big review of adult social care, will say the result is that in effect “no one is in charge” of a system that provides vital services for millions of vulnerable people. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/11/louise-casey-england-social-care-system Scotland has a clearer, more generous national approach to adult social care … Continue reading Scotland has clearer, more generous approach to adult social care than the chaotic system in England, an international outlier in using means-testing to exclude people entirely
Further evidence that the Clyde will build Royal Navy warships for many years after independence
In the Herald today, the above and: Scotland’s defence industry and military infrastructure are being highlighted at a major UK-Norway security summit in Oslo this week. Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander is attending the Atlantic Future Forum, held aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which was built at Rosyth. Does this suggest that within NATO an independent Scotland would be able to build warships for the Royal Navy? No, it seems: From the UK Defence Journal in March 2024: The UK Government has refuted claims that an independent Scotland would continue to build ships for the Royal Navy. In … Continue reading Further evidence that the Clyde will build Royal Navy warships for many years after independence
The Western Link 2 from Ayrshire to Wales and the West Midlands – a colonial project with no sign of a full, completed independent expert impact assessment
In the Ayrshire Advertiser today, the above and: The next step has been taken in plans for the Western Link 2 electricity project linking Ayrshire with the west coast of Wales. Applicants are seeking a scoping opinion relating to the proposed high-voltage direct-current subsea cable. The project is being jointly developed by National Grid and Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN). The project involves a 13km underground cable linking a new converter station next to Kilmarnock South substation with a landfall point on the coast near Monkton. There will be a 30km marine HVDC cable between Monkton and Grangestone, north of … Continue reading The Western Link 2 from Ayrshire to Wales and the West Midlands – a colonial project with no sign of a full, completed independent expert impact assessment
A reminder of how Thatcher used Scotland’s oil wealth to pay for mass unemployment, tax cuts for the better off and to pay for the costs of destroying our industries
Thanks to rtpscott for sharing this with us. He asks – What has Scotland gained from all this wealth? He knows, we all know, we do not have the £1 trillion at least, invested, as Norway has. What have the UK Governments, Tory and Labour, done with the revenue from those billions of barrels of oil and gas over the last 50 years? The P&J tells us part of the answer: Output from the asset helped the UK through the 1979 oil crisis. Brent reached peak production capacity of 504,000 barrels of oil per day in 1982. This was enough … Continue reading A reminder of how Thatcher used Scotland’s oil wealth to pay for mass unemployment, tax cuts for the better off and to pay for the costs of destroying our industries
What would AJ Cronin make of the relocation of the Children’s and Maternity/Neonatal Hospitals from the bucolic site at Yorkhill to the sewage surrounded Shieldhall cesspit 101 years later? What novel would he write? ‘The Shitadel’?”
What on Earth would AJ make of the relocation of the Children’s and Maternity/Neonatal Hospitals from the relatively bucolic site at Yorkhill to the sewage surrounded Shieldhall cesspit 101 years later? What novel would he write? ‘The Shitadel’?” By Scunhur A J Cronin, best selling novelist and doctor, lived at 29 Esmond St Yorkhill during his latter school years and throughout University studies which were interrupted by WW1 service. Cowglen should have been the site of the new Glasgow Southside hospital campus but Cowglen is all lucrative housing now. Here’s where it ended up: My understanding is that Jones Lang … Continue reading What would AJ Cronin make of the relocation of the Children’s and Maternity/Neonatal Hospitals from the bucolic site at Yorkhill to the sewage surrounded Shieldhall cesspit 101 years later? What novel would he write? ‘The Shitadel’?”
Smartphones are making our kids smarter – Dare to be different Scotland
Deep in Impacts of digital media use on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: evidence review published today: The review has identified important methodological limitations, particularly regarding causality and the direction of associations between digital media use and mental health and wellbeing. Yet in the same paragraph, this: Whilst these limitations warrant consideration, the literature suggests that there may be a role for policy interventions to reduce potential harms and support positive digital experiences among children and young people. https://www.gov.scot/publications/impacts-digital-media-use-children-young-peoples-mental-health-wellbeing-evidence-review/ For more than 50 years now, I’ve been interested in, taught about and researched media effects and found … Continue reading Smartphones are making our kids smarter – Dare to be different Scotland
