Webcom Radio is Now Playing: Suzi Quatro - Can the CanA Guest Post by, Dundee ALBA Candidate Scott Agnew standing in Coldside Ward. Oil and Gas offshore workers haven’t had their problems to seek since 2015. In that time, there has been two major downturns, a pandemic, and a reassessment of our energy needs going forward, this will see fossil fuels totally phased out Read more about Just Transition and Energy Security[…]
My special guest this week is one of the world’s leading ship designers and architects, Stuart Ballantyne. A Glaswegian by birth and now living in Australia. He gives us an in depth insiders knowledge on the entire Caledonian MacBrayne/Ferguson Marine/Scottish Government ferry fiasco. You determine for yourselves is it incompetence, stupidity or downright corruption that Read more about Through A Scottish Prism 3/04/22.[…]
Today in Scotland, a huge number of Independence, supporters are deeply dissatisfied with the lack of movement by the SNP in attaining the goal of self-determination. Many are rightly dismayed that now in the eighth year of Nicola Sturgeon’s leadership the movement has not only not advanced but has retreated from a near certain winning Read more about There may be some pain ahead.[…]
Reacting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement today (Wednesday) ALBA Depute Leader Kenny MacAskill MP for East Lothian said: “The Chancellor has completely failed to take the action necessary to mitigate the cost of living crisis. He is raking in the revenues from Scotland’s oil while at the same time as he is betraying Scots Read more about SUNAK RAKING IN THE REVENUES FROM SCOTTISH OIL WHILE SCOTS FAMILIES ARE BETRAYED SAYS MACASKILL[…]
Speaking immediately after Prime Minister’s Questions in which he challenged the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on unregulated fuel Kenny MacAskill MP said: “Over 200,000 households in Scotland use an unregulated fuel source such as fuel oil or bottled gas to heat their homes rather than electricity or mains gas as their primary source of heating. The families Read more about MACASKILL DEMANDS ACTION FROM THE PRIME MINISTER ON UNREGULATED FUEL[…]
In response to Shona Robinson’s statement on the Scottish Government draft GRA Bill, Equalities Convener of the ALBA Party, Eva COmrie, said; “The ALBA Party asks for a pause to the Gender Recognition Act reforms until the views of women’s groups and the EHRC are fully taken into account. ALBA’s main issue with the Read more about ALBA ADVISES ROBISON “PAUSE DIVISIVE GRA CHANGES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE”[…]
Launching a paper today (Wednesday) at Rocksalt Café, 46 Constitution Street, Leith showing how the principal ports on the Forth and Clyde are owned by interests outwith Scotland and where the operators busiest harbours are on the Thames and Mersey, Kenny MacAskill MP and ALBA Party Depute Leader highlighted that the ownerhip and operation of Scottish harbours and ports is Read more about GREEN FREEPORTS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A SCOTTISH MARITIME STRATEGY “FORTH AND CLYDE PORTS BEING DROWNED BY THE THAMES AND MERSEY” SAYS MACASKILL[…]
Responding to the announcement today (Thursday) by the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes MSP of measures to tackle the cost of living crisis ALBA Westminster Leader Neale Hanvey MP said: “ Today’s announcement does not go nearly far enough in addressing the cost of living crisis facing millions of families the length and breadth of Scotland. With average Read more about SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT FAILING SCOTS FAMILIES SAYS ALBA[…]
INDEPENDENCE NOW VITAL TO ESCAPE COST OF LIVING CRISIS Reacting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcements on the cost of living today (Thursday) ALBA Party Depute Leader and MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill said: “The measures announced today are grossly inadequate given the real cost of living crisis facing millions of families across these islands. Read more about SLEEKIT SUNAK THE NEW DICK TURPIN SAYS KENNY MACASKILL MP.[…]
A Press Release by Chris McEleny. Comparison of civil servants working on referendums and Gender Recognition: FOI release Commenting on the above release, Alba Party General Secretary Chris McEleny said: “ It is quite astounding that the Scottish Government have more civil servants working on the controversial GRA reforms than they do on the Read more about Twice the number of Civil Servants working on GRA Reform to those working on Independence.[…]