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This week there were two big political events that could and should shape Scotland. The first was a gathering in Stirling of Liberate Scotland and its supporters, the other the annual Westminster Budget fiasco. Rachel from accounts, like all Chancellors, is reliant on the civil service to actually prepare the budget. The different, similar parties Read more about The Budget That Proves Scotland Should Run It’s Own House[…]
A Guest Post from Allan Petrie, Liberate Scotland. They’re calling it a responsible budget a caring budget, a budget that “protects working people” . But for millions across these islands and especially here in Scotland, this was nothing more than a Paul Daniels budget, pure sleight of hand, look over here while we quietly take Read more about The Paul Daniels Budget: Now You See It… Now You Don’t They’re[…]
By the time you are all watching this week’s edition of Through A Scottish Prism Podcast, I will be 40,000 feet high somewhere between Dubai and Barcelona. Next Friday I will also be at 40,000 feet, flying to Scotland to attend the Liberate Scotland Fundraiser. On Tuesday night, I felt like I was about 40,000 Read more about From Hampden to Holyrood: World Cup Glory and the Case for Independence[…]
Donsld Trump is threatening to sue the broadcaster for $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted it wrongly edited a video of a speech he gave, but insisted there was no legal basis for his claim. They have apologised for this blatant act of dishonesty. However, the POTUS is in no mood to forgive and Read more about BBC Bias? The Trump Parallel Scotland Cannot Ignore.[…]
The 1978-1979 Winter of Discontent, was a period of widespread public sector strikes over pay, significantly damaging the Labour government’s public image and leading to a loss of support for their policies. This disillusionment, combined with widespread public frustration over the disruption, created an environment where the Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, could win Read more about Déjà vu[…]
The past few days have been fascinating to observe.The BBC, in the Union like the Royal family, is supposed to be above reproach. The same kind of almost god-like status afforded to the Saxe-Gotha Coburgs is given to the BBC. Since it’s inception, the narrative has always been that the BBC is the most trusted Read more about The BBC’s Problems are Scotland’s Opportunities![…]
On the 4th of September 1939, my father and uncle Billy enlisted in the RAF. My father became a founding member of the RAF Regiment. The job of the regiment is to protect the airfields from enemy attack. When everyone else was safely in the air raid shelters, he and his colleagues were manning the Read more about A Parallel World[…]
This past week the Anglo scaremongering has been raised a notch or six. There must be an election looming. John Healey, the UK Minister of Defence, started the ball rolling with his “an SNP election victory would be bad for national security” The reality is, of course, that any Unionist, jingoistic, London- based government is Read more about Reform Rising, Labour Failing-Is the UK Collapsing?[…]
This is an unusual week for Through A Scottish Prism. Many of our viewers have asked us to do a live podcast so they can join in real-time. So this week, we decided to trial a single podcast to see the results. Live broadcasting can be tricky; however I have absolute faith that the panel Read more about Why the Independence-Yes Vote is Quietly Rising[…]