A Tory MP had to apologise after coming under fire for making a sick joke in the House of Commons about Scots being sold into slavery. During a debate on Thursday, the new Tory MP for South East Cambridgeshire, Lucy Frazer, laughed about how Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scots at Dunbar and sent …
“The SNP’s priority is ending austerity, and the damage it does to people’s lives – the Tory government’s priority is ending human rights, and the opportunities for fairness they offer ordinary men and women.” Nicola Sturgeon This is a reference the Tory (Conservative) government who want to increase austerity and abolish the Human Rights Act. …
STV 4 April 2015 13:52 BST Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters have come together in a major rally calling on politicians to scrap Trident. The demonstration heard speeches by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Patrick Harvie, of the Scottish Greens, at a gathering in the city’s George Square. The Bairns* not Bombs rally had marched through …
New drinking driving limits will hit motorists from midnight tonight in a bid to slash the death toll on Scotland’s roads. Scots who drink in the evening are effectively banned from getting behind the wheel for much of the following day, under the strict new laws. As the drink-drive limit is cut, police chiefs warned …
“There’s something fundamentally wrong with a system where there’s been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic.” Sean Connery
“My time as leader is nearly over, but for Scotland the campaign continues and the dream shall never die.” Alex Salmond
Hush, hush, time tae be sleepin Hush, hush, dreams come a-creepin Dreams o peace an o freedom So smile in your sleep, bonnie baby Once our valleys were ringin Tae the sounds o our children singin But now sheep bleat till the evenin An shielings lie empty an broken Hush, hush, time tae be sleepin …
Independence would carry the potential to galvanise progressive movements across the rest of the UK “If Scotland becomes independent, it will be despite the efforts of almost the entire UK establishment. It will be because social media has defeated the corporate media. It will be a victory for citizens over the Westminster machine, for shoes …
In a champion move for animals, Wimbledon star Andy Murray has just banished promos for hunting from the website of his luxury Cromlix Hotel in Scotland! The tennis gold medallist hadn’t realised that the inexcusable pastime of maiming and killing animals with high-powered weapons was being advertised on his hotel’s website. After hearing from PETA, his company’s …
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