From the wetter parts of Britain to the places that ‘actually need it’
By Liz S Talking of “Fire” there is another huge problem in certain parts of the UK State , that is where droughts are also currently happening , all as a result of the greatly increased temperatures in some places within the UK state and also due to a lack of rainfall. There is a digital online travel platform called ‘Exploring GB’. They posted this on 28 July on Facebook: “Scotland gets huge amounts of rainfall, while parts of southern England regularly end up facing droughts and hosepipe bans”. “The Romans were transporting water over vast distances 2,000 years ago. Surely in 2026, we’re capable of getting water from the … Continue reading From the wetter parts of Britain to the places that ‘actually need it’
There is no trusted journalism that matters in Scotland
The Herald is owned by a corporation and serves the interests of that corporation including its preference for the stability of the UK within NATO. The empirical evidence is clear and can be trusted far more than the Herald’s unconvincing claims: Substantial empirical evidence from case studies, content analyses, and comparative work on these topics aligns with and supports the core predictions of Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model. The model holds that structural filters (ownership, advertising, elite sourcing, flak, and ideology) systematically shape mainstream media performance to favor elite/state/corporate interests when those interests are relatively unified, limiting the range of … Continue reading There is no trusted journalism that matters in Scotland
Environment body admits Dounreay (Caithness) decades-long nuclear leak cannot EVER be cleaned up
The above, which I missed 15 years ago, popped up in social media recently to shock me with the candour of the headline. More on it below, after this. Last October 2025 we had: Inspectors raise Scottish nuclear plant with excess child leukaemia risk to an ‘enhanced level of regulatory attention for safety because of unsatisfactory site performance across numerous areas’ with 300 years to go until it’s ‘safe’ From the Chief Nuclear Inspector’s annual report on Great Britain’s nuclear industry October 2025, page 28: In July 2024, we increased NRS Dounreay to an enhanced level of regulatory attention for safety because … Continue reading Environment body admits Dounreay (Caithness) decades-long nuclear leak cannot EVER be cleaned up
A ‘Box of Frogs’ plan for Scottish Independence
By Mark E. Saunders of “The Scottish Minuteman” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61575625542197 And Now For Something Completely Different A number of the anti-Scottish Independence media outlets have started reporting on a recent ‘proposal’ by former UK ambassador and Scottish independence campaigner Craig Murray. Murray’s plan, described by some political pundits as “sinister”, suggests that the Scottish Government should simply declare an independence date without Westminster’s consent. Among his more controversial proposals are; the requiring civil servants to swear an oath of allegiance to a new Scottish state or face dismissal, encouraging Scottish citizens to occupy UK Government buildings and blockade military bases as part of a national … Continue reading A ‘Box of Frogs’ plan for Scottish Independence
As wildfire approaches Suffolk nuclear power station, the heatwave starts to shut down nuclear power across Europe and Scottish Labour’s strategy ‘goes up in flames’
Thanks to Frances McKie for alerting us to this. Electricité de France (EDF) shut down the Golfech-2 nuclear reactor in southern France amid a heat wave pushing temperatures toward 40°C in parts of Europe. This is the latest in a record number of heat-related outages for France’s nuclear fleet this summer, reducing output from a key part of Europe’s electricity system. EDF also warned that the Tricastin plant could face production cuts overnight due to high river temperatures limiting cooling. Many French nuclear plants use river water for cooling and discharge warmer water back into the rivers. Environmental rules restrict … Continue reading As wildfire approaches Suffolk nuclear power station, the heatwave starts to shut down nuclear power across Europe and Scottish Labour’s strategy ‘goes up in flames’
As Labour’s Joani Reid MP sneaks back in under a media fog a reminder of what she is
As media today try to blame SNP for wildfires, how they have increased firefighter numbers despite falling numbers of fires overall
Reposted as media headline a prison video in a desperate effort to fan the dying embers of a youth violence moral panic
Prisons in England and Wales with only half the probation officers, releasing twice as many and having to recall twelve times as many prisoners, proportionally, as in Scotland
Thanks to Dottie for alerting us to this. From the Parole Board for Scotland Annual Report 2024/2025 (2025/2026 not yet released), 2 386 prisoners were released. Of these, 282 were recalled to prison within 12 months, an 11.8% recidivism rate overall. https://scottishparoleboard.scot/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Annual-Report-2024-2025.pdf All things being equal in terms of influencing facts such as the availability of social rent housing and access to probation supervision staff, you might expect the figure for England and Wales to be around 12 times higher – 28 632 and 3 384. However, according to Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2024, the the number … Continue reading Prisons in England and Wales with only half the probation officers, releasing twice as many and having to recall twelve times as many prisoners, proportionally, as in Scotland
