The call of Mel Gibson, “They’ll never take our freedom!” The Independence lot ran with this sort of thing for years, cringing and desperately. And this past weekend, Saturday the 2nd of September, they broke out the next level of cringe, a Believe in Scotland march in Edinburgh—a day of photos, speeches, and all manner […]
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Democracy is our greatest value. That’s what we are constantly told anyway. This value, where the people get a say in how their nation is run, is supposed to be the cornerstone of our culture. We have sent men to die in foreign lands for this value. It’s something we have invaded other nations to
The Scottish Government has been asked to intervene after a North Lanarkshire Council held a secret meeting to award a £ 1.4 billion contract to a firm that has a board member as a councillor.The council held a meeting in private where officials voted on plans to award the Mears group a housing, repair and
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The employment tribunal hearing for Scotland’s first-period dignity officer will start next March and could last ten weeks. Jason Grant’s appointment sparked worldwide controversy last year, with critics saying the position should have gone to a woman. However, Mr Grant’s role was created to ensure the legal right to free period products in public places.
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Defiant Graham Linehan went ahead with his comedy show outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday night after it was cancelled twice by Edinburgh Fringe venues. The original venue, Leith Arches, had pulled out over the Father Ted creator’s views on transgender issues. Comedy Unleashed moved the sold-out gig to an outdoor stage at Holyrood when a second venue declined to host
Cancelled father ted writer holds his fringe show outside the Scottish Parliament. Read More »
A law lecturer was forced out of her job at the Open University for refusing to implement “gender identity theory” into her classes. Dr Almut Gadow was forced out of her position last November for gross misconduct. Dr Gadow,43, says the institution accused her of “serious bullying and harassment” and of breaching their transgender staff
Law Lecturer sacked for teaching the law. Read More »
Thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded while waiting for updated online safety laws. Campaigners are urging tech companies and MPs to back the Online Safety Bill and are calling for no more hold-ups. The bill aims to crack down on illegal content and has faced repeated delays and amendments. Children’s charity the NPSCC
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Harben House Hotel in Newport Pagnell is due to receive 270 asylum seekers paid for by the home office. However, it has come to light that the hotel’s owner, Siddharth Mahajan, 42, from Ilford in east London, was convicted of offences linked to the operation of houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs). Milton Keynes Council leader
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MP Mhairi Black has slammed Westminster ‘full of a***holes’ in a crass rant. The SNP deputy leader in Westminster commented on-stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, blasting the Government and saying her time spent there made her “stomach turn.” Black announced last month that she would be stepping down at the next election after holding
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BMA Scotland GP chair Dr Andrew Buist warned the country is facing a “bleak situation” and called for “urgent action” from the nationalist government. He predicted Scotland could “become seriously under-doctored”, resulting in patients struggling “even more than they are right now to get appointments”. The medic insisted: “The Scottish Government must take this situation seriously and
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