Bathgate. Linwood. Ravenscraig. Polmont. Methil. And soon to be added, Grangemouth. The closure of the Grangemouth refinery (to be replaced by a fuel import terminal) adds another depressing chapter to the decades-long story of Scottish deindustrialisation
Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week caused a few eyebrows to be raised when she defended claiming expenses for energy bills at her second home.
The conceited SQA has held a monopoly on school certification in Scotland far too long. The annual smoke and mirrors manipulation of marks to ensure the divinity of norm-referenced assessment is appeased, has had its day.
Lord Cameron hobbled the pro-UK side almost disastrously. Alex Salmond chose the question, giving his side the positive Yes answer, which undoubtedly won him extra votes. He chose the electorate, thinking 16-17-year-olds would vote overwhelmingly for Yes. Most damagingly of all, Alex Salmond chose the date,
This has not been a good week for supporters of universal benefits, with the winter fuel allowance and the extension of free school meals to older primary pupils confirmed as being for the axe.
The only remaining church of the three that Thomson built in the city, St Vincent Street is under the ostensible care of Glasgow City Council. Despite the fact that it was put on the watchlist of the World Monuments Fund in 1998, 2004 and 2006, it has borne the corporate neglect of the city fathers
Did you really expect a knight of the realm to fight for the interests of the common people against the elite establishment? By their deeds shall ye know them. Not by words such as those of Anas Sarwar, "read my lips, no austerity under Labour".
Not since the introduction of the Cheviot sheep has so much damage been done to the Highlands. Our roads have increasingly become death traps and our countryside and beauty spots have become outdoor toilets.
There is no question that Bruce or Wallace would have gone for it. We can be certain about that. The fact that she did not means that Nicola Sturgeon was never really a nationalist leader of any great standing or ability.
Today one of the most celebrated figures in Scottish council history contends that we should be looking at the key role Lord Provosts can play.
