“We can’t spend our precious time and energy on this planet trying to save another country from itself. Westminster has made its choice. Let’s, for once, launch a lifeboat of our own.”
Scotland Rising
Robert Leslie to Contest Orkney & Shetland Seat #GE24 for SNP
“It is time for change and time for voters across this constituency to grasp the opportunity to create a fairer, greener and more equal society as part of an independent Scotland.”
The Last Tram
The original trams idea predates the SNP’s period as Scotland’s government. Indeed, having become the minority government in 2007, and with the trams legislation up for discussion, the party actually voted against it and wanted to spend the money on dualling the A9, as they stated in their manifesto ahead of the Holyrood election.
‘Facts are Chiels That Winna Ding’
Today, the numbers we were talking about – the exporting of forty bottles of whisky per second, the incredible contribution of farming to Scotland’s GDP – are now very much a mainstream discussion. It’s hugely encouraging that promotion of one of Scotland’s greatest success stories is being championed widely.
Ken Brophy ‘The Urban Prehistorian’ on #Stonehenge
In this excellent article Ken Brophy writes about Stonehenge and how it is used
“We talk about enemies more than we used to”
There is ” a wider truth about the increasingly polarised world that we live in, one in which our views are subjected to the confirmation bias brought about by the echo chambers of social media. We’ve become tribal and angry. We talk about our enemies more than we used to.”
What is the future of Scotland & the UK?
Gerry Hassan and Alec Ross in conversation at the Gatehouse of Fleet Big Lit Festival 2023.
Emma Roddick MSP : Summer Surgeries
My Orkney surgeries will be on 10th and 11th August, in Kirkwall and Hoy respectively. If you are in need of help, please contact my office to book a slot.
When Populism Trumped Democracy in Orkney
Where has this great desire for constitutional reform come from? Was it a hot topic at the local elections last year? No it wasn’t.
Emma Roddick MSP: “We will fight the general election on independence.”
” I am excited to see the route to negotiations for Scotland to become independent being mapped out.”
