The Politics of Lies
A link to this excellent article was posted on Twitter. The article deserves a wide readership. “It’s dizzying to live in the UK these days if you have a good memory. Living under the...
Category: Europe
World…err…beating…umm trade…uhh…trade…err…thingwy
So we now have what is being spun as a trade deal, albeit it is little more than an agreement to discuss a possible deal, with Australia, announced with great acclaim as the first...
Breaking point?…but maybe not yet
Scotland: A future outside of the United Kingdom? “What does it mean to be Scottish? Since Brexit, people here at the northernmost end of the island of Great Britain have been asking this question...
Border issues
Mention independence and one of the first issues brought up is the border – that 96 mile boundary between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west that...
Over but not done
The voting is over, as now are the two nailbiting days of waiting impatiently for results. Will this seat be lost, that seat won? Ecstatic cheers when a seat came our way, but a...
Another country
Jamie Jauncey is not perhaps the typical independence supporter, but when you factor in that his great-great-uncle was Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (Don Roberto) you may begin to understand his embracing of the independence...
European Movement in Scotland webinar
Four experts with knowledge and expertise on the European Union, its views on further expansion and how a country needs to approach membership, were brought together for this webinar organised by the European Movement...
What is the point of Labour?
The leader of the UK Labour Party caused a bit of a stushie yesterday in Scotland with his comments on the Marr show and in the print media, his comments seen as a further...
Scotland will be back
Through history, language and culture we are European. The European Union is a unique force for peace and well-being. The UK and Scotland should be active EU members working with partners to promote democracy,...
The perfect storm
This is a Twitter thread by Tanja Bueltmann, Professor of History who holds a Chair in International History at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She specialises in the history of migration and diaspora, particularly...
