“Something that recent Presidential Politics has seen has also been replicated within UK right wing leadership. A redefinition of what the word “ Truth “ means . “
Could we have a Capitol moment ?
Letters: “Scotland gets what England wants”
“I guess that it’s been ever thus for over 300 years, but the last six have brought this phrase into stark relief.”
Scotland Rises
“planning doesn’t distract us from the grave issues in front of us. Indeed, it is an essential part of the solution.”
A Response: Flying The Scottish EU Flag
“I didn’t realise that the article on the Scotland/EU flag that I contributed to The Orkney News would engender such an interesting debate on several front”
(Not) A Laughing Matter…..
It isn’t that I could ever consider what Boris Johnson says as funny, it is just that at times I can’t help thinking of him in the same terms I’d consider a […]
Looking Forward to the Year Ahead
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln
Flying the Scottish EU Flag
Given the level of disappointment that many Scots feel about the way Brexit has been mishandled, and the poor quality of deal that the present UK Government has negotiated, particularly for Scottish […]
Even heroes have heroes.
“At the end of a turbulent, desperate and – let’s be honest – hellish year, this week was proof positive that Scotland is increasingly comfortable in its own very distinct political culture and worldview. Support for normal democracy amongst Scots nudges sixty percent. And it will only grow.”
UK More Divided Than Ever
“It is therefore more important than ever that people in Scotland have the right to choose the best deal of all – a future as an independent country and equal partner inside the European Union.”
ERASMUS+ and Orkney: The Brexit Deal
ERASMUS+ has been one of the most effective programmes initiated by the EU.
