It began with the Newsnet Scotland blogspot way back in the Spring of 2009 [That’s the logo above]. It ends here in November 2017. What an eight years it’s been. This is the last article I’ll ever write folks. Don’t…
Frigates and Universal Credit … promises, promises
This article focuses on two issues that have hit the headline recently – Frigates and Universal Credit. Below are a few video clips that … shall we say … appear to strengthen claims that Conservative politicians cannot be trusted and…
Why does Madrid want to control Catalan TV?
Amid the uproar over the Spanish Government’s announcement that it intends to seize control of Catalonia and impose direct rule, one aspect of the effective coup is noticeable through its absence in the media. I refer of course to the…
SNP to be removed from office as May imposes direct rule on Scotland
The United Kingdom has been plunged into a constitutional crisis after Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the SNP was to be removed from power at Holyrood. In a shock move, Mrs May declared an emergency debate would be held…
Frigates: The broken pledge that shames the Scottish media
It was one of the three key issues of the 2014 independence referendum. Behind membership of the European Union and currency there was shipbuilding. A Yes vote was going to see the yards at Govan and Scotstoun close. That was…
Hiding good news – Reporting Scotland at its best [worst]
An example of what I believe is the institutional corruption within BBC Scotland appeared on Wednesday. The day started off with some surprising good news. Scotland had the best performing NHS across the whole of the UK. Alone out of…
Sunday was Sillars day on BBC Scotland
Last week a poll emerged which showed the SNP on 40 points for Westminster, up three on the general election result in June. Ruth Davidson’s Tory party was at 23 points, down a whopping six on the same election result.…
Catalonia has been abandoned
Speaking at an event in Luxembourg on Friday, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was asked why the EC was not mediating in the stand-off between Madrid and Catalonia. Juncker replied: “We do not do it because if we do ……
Brexit – Yet *more* stories missing from Reporting Scotland
What can you say about Reporting Scotland? A national disappointment is probably the most polite thing. Ah well … let’s see what it’s been up to now. BBC Scotland’s flagship news programme is very selective with stories it covers in…
Did Andrew Marr give Ruth Davidson an easy time?
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson was interviewed on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday October 8th. The invite to appear on the BBC’s flagship political programme was odd given it was the weekend of the SNP conference. The Conservative party…