Scotland

These days, local is global.  Dorset is a small rural county on England’s south coast.  That doesn’t mean that its inhabitants aren’t worried about climate change.  They are.  Very.  Unfortunately, Dorset Councillors are more concerned about following government policies, policies that back using public money to invest in climate-damaging projects.  ‘Global’ doesn’t do ‘local’.  Global makes money for corporations and their investors, not the people who have to live with the result.

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Henrik talks about the Democratic Debate debacle, an important update on the Coronavirus that now is spreading in Italy and Sweden. We cover a lot of other topics as well.
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Craig Murray says that if you believe Scotland should only move to independence in a Westminster-approved process, then you do not really believe in Scottish independence. 
Craig MURRAY

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Johanna Ross, journalist based in Edinburgh, Scotland…
Former European Council president, Donald Tusk, has ruffled a few feathers by suggesting that Scotland would be welcomed back into Europe ‘enthusiastically’ if it were to gain independence.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the arrival of Boris Johnson’s Brexit at month’s end and how the United Kingdom, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will all need to adjust to a new reality in their geopolitical positions.

Will Westminster allow Scotland another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom?

This week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected a request from SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon for a second independence referendum. In a comment made to RT, broadcaster and former UK MP George Galloway described the snap reaction by the PM as contrary to the inherent right of self-determination.

By Craig Murray | January 8, 2020 There is this morning a chink of light to avoid yet more devastation in the Middle East. Iran’s missile strikes last night were calibrated to satisfy honour while avoiding damage that would trigger automatically the next round. The missiles appear to have been fitted out with very light […]

Patrick COCKBURN
Nationalism in different shapes and forms is powerfully transforming the politics of the British Isles, a development that gathered pace over the last five years and culminated in the general election this month.

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Johanna Ross, journalist based in Edinburgh, Scotland…

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Johanna Ross is a journalist based in Edinburgh, Scotland…