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UK

Incoming UK PM may be ‘disaster’ for entire country – Scottish leader

Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022By Editor

Nicola Sturgeon’s remarks followed a media reports that Liz Truss is considering changes to independence referendum rules. … Read More >Incoming UK PM may be ‘disaster’ for entire country – Scottish leader

UK

‘Weather bomb’ from the Atlantic affects tens of thousands (VIDEOS)

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021By Editor

Violent gusts of over 150 kilometers per hour disrupted everyday lives across Ireland and Scotland, as Storm Barra hit and left people without power. … Read More >‘Weather bomb’ from the Atlantic affects tens of thousands (VIDEOS)

EU

No more blah blah blah’: Greta Thunberg drops F-bombs demanding more climate action as Biden appears to FALL ASLEEP at COP26

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021By Editor

Greta Thunberg’s rants against world leaders have escalated, as the teen environmental activist has graduated from saying “How dare you” in a UN speech to using explicit language outside the COP26 climate summit in Scotland. … Read More >No more blah blah blah’: Greta Thunberg drops F-bombs demanding more climate action as Biden appears to FALL ASLEEP at COP26

UK

Britons puzzled how dropping word ‘mother’ from policy doc made Scotland a darling of top LGBT+ group whose own site uses the word

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021By Editor

The pro-LGBT+ advocacy group Stonewall reportedly bumped the Government of Scotland up its controversial Diversity Champions list after it dropped the word ‘mother’ from its maternity-leave policy, and some people are puzzled. … Read More >Britons puzzled how dropping word ‘mother’ from policy doc made Scotland a darling of top LGBT+ group whose own site uses the word

World

Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Russia’s meddling media is standing in the way of protesters getting truncheoned and tasered by officers, a new report from Scotland’s police watchdog has said, warning that RT routinely reports on heavy handed crowd control. … Read More >Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

UK

WATCH: Police & firefighters attacked trying to break up Scottish bonfire parties & illegal rave on Guy Fawkes night

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020By Editor

Dozens of police and firefighters were attacked while attempting to break up an illegal street rave, bonfire and fireworks display on Guy Fawkes night in Scotland. … Read More >WATCH: Police & firefighters attacked trying to break up Scottish bonfire parties & illegal rave on Guy Fawkes night

UK

Extinction Rebellion activists block entrance to oil refinery in Scotland accused of ‘ecocide’ (PHOTOS)

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020By Editor

Protesters belonging to the climate change activism group Extinction Rebellion have attempted to blockade access to an oil refinery in Grangemouth, Scotland, claiming that the plant’s operator is the country’s biggest polluter. … Read More >Extinction Rebellion activists block entrance to oil refinery in Scotland accused of ‘ecocide’ (PHOTOS)

UK

Shetland’s right to choose? Islands vote to ‘explore independence’ from Scotland

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

Councillors on Scotland’s Shetland Islands archipelago have voted in favor of exploring “financial and political self-determination” amid growing public funding cuts under Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP government. … Read More >Shetland’s right to choose? Islands vote to ‘explore independence’ from Scotland

Op-ed

‘Russian doll’ Britain: As UK quits Europe and Scotland tries to quit UK, it’s no surprise tiny Shetland Islands want freedom too

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

With the choppy political waters in Britain and the country’s future unclear, the small subarctic islands of Shetland have declared they want independence. Given their remote location, they’ve every right to go it alone. … Read More >‘Russian doll’ Britain: As UK quits Europe and Scotland tries to quit UK, it’s no surprise tiny Shetland Islands want freedom too

UK

‘Scotland’s right to choose’: Thousands join pro-independence march in Glasgow

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020By Editor

Thousands of protesters have braved rain and strong wind in Glasgow to take to the streets in support of the second independence referendum, which has once again come to the fore, in light of the looming Brexit … Read More >‘Scotland’s right to choose’: Thousands join pro-independence march in Glasgow