Widespread fears among Unionists have been at least partly eased by the news that former PM, Gordon Brown will lead the NO Campaign in 2021 with a promise of full federalism in two years. The banner heading is thought to be FFS Scotland! NO supporters had been understandably worried that there was no obvious candidate who could unite the disparate parts of their campaign. Brown will still face a huge challenge in getting Labour and Conservative figures on the same stage. Concern that Brown might be too old for the task was widespread but seems to have been alleviated after … Continue reading Relief as Brown to lead NO Campaign after successful baby blood and shark placenta treatment!

Glenn Campbell gets oh so close to producing a fine piece of investigative journalism, then appears to lose his nerve at the end. He has this impressive array of evidence that Scotland’s health chiefs are seriously concerned about what is about to happen as Boris Johnson seems prepared to drive the UK off a cliff in leaving the EU, trusting that the RAF will get the medicines in: NHS Grampian noted that about 85% of prescription-only medicines are imported to the UK from, or through, the EU single market. NHS Tayside’s planning assumptions include “shortages of some medicines, particularly after the first … Continue reading Scotland’s health chiefs slam Conservative Government’s failure to protect lives

The above group’s report yesterday opens with this aim: To ensure that lessons are learned from the UK’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak so far such that the UK’s response and preparedness may be improved in future. It’s just about England and the Johnson regime’s performance but on Page 87, you can’t help but think of the Scottish Government in 2 out of these 3 markers of relative success: With regard to 10.2, in August, the Tusker was able to say: Less than 3 weeks ago, Scotland’s MSM and their opposition party feeders were hopeful they might embarrass the Scottish … Continue reading All -Party Group on Coronavirus recognises what Scottish Government has

I’m not 100% sure of this because I don’t know for certain what role Glasgow’s building inspector’s played here but, in the absence of evidence to suggest they were somehow excluded by the contract, as was the case with many capital projects under New Labour, the QEUH should be safe. Here’s why: First, the ‘chimney effect’ at Grenfell: ‘TV architect George Clarke said: “There’s a new cladding system put on the outsides (of the block of flats) that looks like a new skin. There’s an air gap, and insulation behind that; to me that looks like a fantastic chimney for … Continue reading Scotland’s superhospital and the regulations preventing another Grenfell

By Brenda Steele: A a regular watcher of the WHO press conferences, I was surprised by the rather forthright manner  of Dr Ryan when he rebuked Jamey Keaten of Associated Press for the manner of his question.  WHO officials are normally much more diplomatic. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019   04/12/2020  the last ten minutes or so – from 1 hour in. “Be careful with your rhetoric.  This is an important time for us to have a proper dialogue.  And the way that you formulate a question can often betray the way you intend it to be answered – and that’s how misinformation and disinformation … Continue reading This matters, this counts.

I’m reminded of the time when after three appearances on RT explaining media bias in Scotland, they then emailed me to ask me whether Russia or the Ukraine was responsible for the shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. I told them who the UK media thought had done it. I seem to have kept my head on that one. The trouble arises when you fool yourself. The most obvious example recently is long-retired bacteriology Prof Pennington thinking he is the man to answer questions on virology and pandemic control despite a limited cv in these fields. Prof Jim Gallacher, above, … Continue reading Another past-it unqualified Brit-Nat Prof attacks SNP Government

Maybe I’m missing something and I’m the idiot. It wouldn’t be the first time and I’ll be the first, maybe seventh, to acknowledge it but…. The Scottish Government insist that EU state aid rules stop it from carrying out a full takeover of Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) which is being put into adminstration by its Canadian owners. The move came after the Scottish Government felt that providing key support for the ailing steel fabrications company at the centre of a wind farm jobs row would be seen as illegal state aid under European Union regulations. Canadian firm JV Driver, through its … Continue reading They’re Canadian you idiot!

I know, myths abound in the teaching of history and the Battle of George Square is full of them, but remember, there were six tanks parked in the Gallowgate cattle market in a Scottish city, with no armed revolutionary groups threatening armed insurrection. They were there with some plan in mind. So, by all means correct the material, but while you’re at it how about correcting the key omissions from the story of Scotland in the British Empire? Just for starters, how about Ireland and India? Genocidal policies on the supply of food and murderous suppression using Scots troops, of … Continue reading Yes, but there were tanks in Glasgow and what about the omissions in the history curriculum?

Predictably, Macwhirter goes with the pack and blames the SNP for the faults of the Union: Gary Smith of the GMB knows the truth: The truth is that state funded European energy and engineering firms, backed by Far East finance and Middle East sovereign wealth funds, are carving-up thousands of jobs and billions of pounds from our renewables sector, and firms like BiFab are left fighting for scraps off our own table. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-47478083 I know, The Tusker quotes Gary Smith of the GMB, approvingly, SHOCK? You’d expect the leader of the General, Municipal, Boilermakers union to be better informed on … Continue reading Only an independent Scotland in the EU could save BiFab

Let’s get Wales on! They’re in trouble! I’m not looking at the Scottish data until they have improved for me by getting worse for them. No, I don’t want her on. Continue reading Sunday Morning Marr Update