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My guests this week are Sara Saylers and Phil Boswell. We have so much to discuss this week. The sanctions war on Russia, just who is it hurting most the Russians or the West? Despite saying they would never buy Russian Gas with Russian Rubles, Germany,Italy,Austria do just that. Is the United front crumbling is Read more about Through A Scottish Prism.01/05/2022[…]
This week I am joined by some of the different threads of the YES Movement. Alison Watters Co-Chair of Now Scotland, Ian Grant of Scottish Independence Foundation, Dr Mark McNaught Chair of SSRG Group and Kenny MacasKill MP. Deputy Leader of Alba Party. We discuss the how, why and when the YES Movement can unite Read more about Through A Scottish Prism. 24/04/22[…]
All my life I have opposed wars. As a pimply teenager I took to the streets with others condemning the Vietnam War. I was so proud that our then PM, Harold Wilson refused American pleas for British troops to wage war in South East Asia. In those days the Labour Movement were very opposed to Read more about The More Money You Spend On Guns,The Less Money You Spend On People.[…]
I am old enough to remember when our politicians had some honour and decency. I recall as a young boy the scandal around a Defence Minister, John Profumo MP. He chose to resign when a scandal broke. It was found that he was availing himself the services of a high-class prostitute, Christine Keeler then aged Read more about There is no honour or decency in UK politics.[…]
My special guest is none other than Yvonne Ridley. I caught up with her in Kabul where she is at present. She tells us of the terrible effects of the unjust American sanctions which are causing huge humanitarian suffering. As we have seen elsewhere it is the most vulnerable in society that suffer under sanctions. Read more about Through A Scottish Prism 10/04/22 From Noon Sunday[…]
A 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[…]