BBC Scotland hide from news, published by local press, that 23 year-old from Perth was used by drugs gang ‘from England’

Professor John Robertson OBA From the Dundee Courier yesterday, the above and: Skye McElwee was caught with thousands of pounds worth of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia at her flat in the city’s Viewfield Place. The 23-year-old had been involved with a drugs gang from England who were using her home as a base for selling and packaging the class A substance. The members wore distinctive hi-viz jackets and were regularly seen under surveillance taking a dog called Boss for a walk. McElwee was heard asking after the dog when officers raided her home, inadvertently confirming her connection the drug … Continue reading BBC Scotland hide from news, published by local press, that 23 year-old from Perth was used by drugs gang ‘from England’

How the great Professor Noam Chomsky (96!), whose work still fully explains the media bias we suffer today, was inspired by a Scottish philosopher

Professor John Robertson OBA (PhD on the Propaganda Model (Chomsky) Thanks to JB for alerting me to this. Force and Opinion Noam Chomsky Z Magazine, July-August, 1991 In his study of the Scottish intellectual tradition, George Davie identifies its central theme as a recognition of the fundamental role of “natural beliefs or principles of common sense, such as the belief in an independent external world, the belief in causality, the belief in ideal standards, and the belief in the self of conscience as separate from the rest of one.” These principles are sometimes considered to have a regulative character; though never … Continue reading How the great Professor Noam Chomsky (96!), whose work still fully explains the media bias we suffer today, was inspired by a Scottish philosopher

British Ultra-nationalism and how the Scottish Unionists Are Morally Complicit

By JB British Ultranationalism and how the Scottish Unionists Are Morally Complicit. The vacuous and politically impotent Sarwar and his side kick, the deceitful dyscalculic Baillie with their combined mendacity and their relentless obsession of him becoming First Minister of Scotland, without any desire to serve the public good, are either completely apathetic or too stupid in their empleomania to realise that they are, like their boss in England, complicit in the rise of the far right-wing highbinder opportunist Farage. When left-wing British Labour in Scotland leader Richard Leonard contradicted swindler Starmer’s decision to back the Tory government’s Brexit ‘deal’ … Continue reading British Ultra-nationalism and how the Scottish Unionists Are Morally Complicit

Isle of Wight ferry users have been paying far more than Scots for 75 years now!

Professor John Robertson OBA, Honest Ferry Correspondent From Isle of Wight County Press, yesterday: 75 years ago, in May 1950: The cost of ferry fares were a source of grievance. Mr. H. Frohock, of St. Alban’s guest house, Shanklin, sent a letter to the County Press asking why it cost £3 to cross the Solent, when it only cost 5s (25p) to cross the Firth of Forth. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/island-ferries-a-source-of-grievance-50-years-ago/ar-AA1FRdHy?ocid=BingNewsVerp 12 times more expensive! Things have actually improved relatively for the folk travelling to the Isle of Wight. It’s only 4 times more expensive these days. See: ‘Ferry cost stopped us booking a holiday to … Continue reading Isle of Wight ferry users have been paying far more than Scots for 75 years now!

Polish academic knows thsat Scotland is leading the way in East Asian boom but ‘Scottish’ media to busy with other trivia

Professor John Robertson OBA In East Asia Forum, by Tomasz Kominski of the University of Lodz, in July 2024, but nowhere in the ‘Scottish’ media at the time, I feel sure, the above, and: As the epicentre of global business shifts decisively toward East Asia, small sub-national European governments are increasingly drawn to engage more robustly with this dynamic region. Scotland, stressing the importance of its links with Asian partners in its strategic documents, is at the forefront of this movement. The motivations are clear — economic opportuni , ambitions to tackle global problems and strategic positioning. Attracting foreign investors … Continue reading Polish academic knows thsat Scotland is leading the way in East Asian boom but ‘Scottish’ media to busy with other trivia

Glenn Campbell only wants the SNP to be seen as #Bad

Liz S In the above, Glenn Campbell: “The SNP leader John Swinney has certainly acknowledged a third, red rosette wearing Horse in this race”. “My sense is that his comment came as something of a relief to Scottish Labour, who came second last time and expect to be regarded as the principal challenger to the SNP, who are defending the seat”. Labour could certainly do with a win here“. Glenn for Labour. Why he, Campbell, then also had to add this into this article on the website: “The arithmetic already takes into account a series of SNP controversies over independence strategy, gender self-identification, a police investigation into party … Continue reading Glenn Campbell only wants the SNP to be seen as #Bad

BBC UK report a crucial new drug for children, available across Scotland, thanks to SNP Health Secretary, but it’s still in a heart-breaking ‘postcode lottery’ in England – BBC Scotland? It’s not nightmarish enough for their agenda

because of the intervention of the Health Secretary, Neil Gray, did offer Givinostat. Unfortunately in England…. Professor John Robertson OBA On BBC Breakfast this morning, a Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy activist gave credit to the Scottsish Health Secretary for ensuring the speedy adoption of a new drug, across all the health boards, while in England it remains a postcode lottery, deeply upsetting to parents. BBC Scotland must surely cover that in the public interest, in accordance with their royal charter and editorial standards? Nope. Just this nightmare world: STV and the Record have reported the story. The word ‘nightmares’ bottom right … Continue reading BBC UK report a crucial new drug for children, available across Scotland, thanks to SNP Health Secretary, but it’s still in a heart-breaking ‘postcode lottery’ in England – BBC Scotland? It’s not nightmarish enough for their agenda

Scottish Government invests £55 million in restoring biodiversity and there’s a ‘staggering butterfly boom’ but they get no credit for it

Professor John Robertson OBA, Biodiversity Correspondent (Today) From Discover Wildlife today, the above and: More than 500 small blue butterflies have been spotted at a single site in Scotland – a record-breaking number for one of the UK’s most threatened butterflies. Butterfly Conservation volunteer Richard Aspinall logged 523 small blues in just 90 minutes at Balnagown Estate near Invergordon. It more than doubles last year’s total and marks a hopeful sign for the species’ future, say conservationists. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/small-blue-butterfly-record-numbers-scotland How did this happen? Not for the first time these UK conservationists have little to say about the role of the Scottish Government … Continue reading Scottish Government invests £55 million in restoring biodiversity and there’s a ‘staggering butterfly boom’ but they get no credit for it

Kevin McKenna and James Cook work together to humanise an ultra British Nationalist in Larkhall

After reading I walked by-election streets and discovered why Reform are on rise, today Bob Lamont has these serious concerns. This particular paragraph on Farage/Tice’s appeal to Scots made me wonder just how much McKenna had imbibed before writing it – The party has sensed something new running beneath Scotland’s political currents. That growing numbers of voters think that the extremists are not to be found lurking in disadvantaged communities or in conspiracy chat-rooms, but at Holyrood and in a superannuated local government executive sector populated almost entirely by people who care nothing for working class people and who actively … Continue reading Kevin McKenna and James Cook work together to humanise an ultra British Nationalist in Larkhall

Herald’s Kevin McKenna casts serious doubt on his pro-independence credentials as he walks with and is ‘most impressed’ by an extreme Unionist

Liz S Kevin McKenna has written an article for the Herald. He tweeted this today: “I walked the streets of Larkhall with Reform UK. What I saw and heard should trouble John Swinney and Anas Sarwar greatly: my despatch for @HerladScotland” Hmm, but what was the Reform UK candidate saying to these people in Larkhall, as that for me, is far far more ‘troubling’ to be honest. Now I remember when Kevin McKenna wrote this on 2 September 2023 in a tweet: “I spent an afternoon on the stump of Burnbank with the most impressive Conservative I’ve ever encountered. My feature on Thomas Kerr … Continue reading Herald’s Kevin McKenna casts serious doubt on his pro-independence credentials as he walks with and is ‘most impressed’ by an extreme Unionist