Tag: Scottish government
Brexit and Scotland
By Russell Bruce
Newsnet is pleased to present this fascinating video of a packed meeting in Selkirk last week. Michael Russell MSP, is the Cabinet...
The Mittlestand and us
By Molly Pollock
Despite the number of closed shops, and for sale and to let signs that clutter windows in high streets, city centres and...
Does Brexit vote underline Scotland is not a country, but a...
Citizen Essay by Alf Baird
Anyone can see from recent events the constitutional powerlessness of Scotland as a nation, and how empty is any notion...
Independence will only happen if we’re prepared to break some rules
Commentary by Christopher Silver
It should come as no surprise that the UK Government has all but ruled out granting the Scottish Parliament the ability...
Wind stops blowing in Scotland’s favour, thanks to incompetent Nats
When a cub reporter for Radio Shortbread’s four p.m Newsdrive programme misapplied the BBC’s quality control procedures, an unspun package believed to have been...
Fracking: Two experts clash on rights and wrongs of shale gas...
Two leading voices for and against "fracking" gave evidence at Westminster this week. Here Newsnet.scot reproduces the highlights of the exchanges on this vital...
Podcast: Making sense of failing Tory Brexonomics
What on earth is happening to the British economy in the wake of the Brexit vote? Chancellor Philip Hammond's revelation that Brexit may lead...
Podcast: Alex Neil MSP and the Nationalist case for Brexit
Alex Neil, one of the Scottish National Party's most prominent figures, shocked some colleagues when he revealed recently that he voted for Brexit in...
Challenging the ‘delusion’ of cheap, safe shale gas extraction
Will Scotland end up in the (fracking) pocket of Donald Trump and Theresa May? In the latest of our running series of articles covering...
Interview: Brexit Minister on the way ahead for Scottish Government
Michael Russell MSP, the man called back into Government to help deal with the consequences of Brexit, spoke about the task facing the Scottish...