Aug 30, 2020

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	How the SNP are trying to pull a con trick even bigger than in 2014 – Brian Wilson

	Scottish ministers’ only economic strategy is to ask London to ‘send more money’ even as they try to sever that lifeline and Scotland’s deficit grows, writes Brian Wilson

UK handling of virus ‘has boosted support for independence’

Labour’s shadow chancellor has suggested the UK government’s poor handling of the coronavirus crisis has increased support for Scottish independence as she called for more flexible borrowing, investment and targeted extensions of the furlough scheme.

Motorcyclist dead after crash with lorry on Nitshill Road junction in Glasgow

62-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following a serious road crash involving a lorry and a motorbike.

Watch as lifeboat crew rescue windsurfer stranded miles off land in Firth of Forth

The dramatic rescue was made by an RNLY crew in the Firth of Forth

Extinction Rebellion Scotland action planned across the nation

Stickers were attached to fuel pumps to raise awareness of the health effects of fossil fuels and local air pollution levels.

Obituary: Ben Cross, British actor remembered for Chariots of Fire

Ben Cross, actor. Born: December 16, 1947 in London. Died: August 18, 2020, in Vienna, aged 72.

Why homeworking isn’t just a lockdown thing – Scotsman comment

Companies need to embrace the opportunities presented by the sudden surge in working from home.

How prejudice against nuclear power has cost Scotland dear – Brian Wilson

Scotland has turned its back on nuclear power, while failing to develop the massive potential for a renewable energy manufacturing sector, writes Brian Wilson.

Scots advocates condemns Home Office calling migrants’ lawyers ‘activists’

The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has condemned a Home Office video that referred to migrants’ lawyers as being politically motivated “activists”.



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