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Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm now fully operational (news.stv.tv)
 

Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational and generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid, SSE Renewables and its partner TotalEnergies have announced.

SNP overwhelmingly backs Humza Yousaf's independence strategy in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 1 points 1 year ago

There was a detailed outlining of the various routes towards Scottish Independence in this recent IndependenceLive podcast episode, which you may find informative:

Routes to Independence with Graeme McCormick LLB

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SNP overwhelmingly backs Humza Yousaf's independence strategy (news.stv.tv)
 

The Scottish Government will immediately try to begin independence negotiations with Westminster if it returns a majority of MPs at the next general election.

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Ten rescued by Coastguard as torrential rain causes landslips across Scotland (news.stv.tv)
 

Amber warning for rain extended until 2pm on Sunday for parts of north and eastern Scotland.

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UK's first drug consumption room to get go-ahead (news.stv.tv)
 

The UK’s first drug consumption room is to be given the go-ahead in Glasgow on Wednesday.

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Winners crowned at Scots Language Awards 2023 (projects.handsupfortrad.scot)
 

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2023 were unveiled at a celebratory ceremony last night at Johnstone Town Hall. Held in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, the event saw 13 individuals, projects and businesses out of more than 60 nominees crowned at the annual awards night.

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Younger Scots going to extra lengths to get a job, new report reveals (news.stv.tv)
 

Younger Scots are going to “extra lengths” to land a job, a new report has revealed – with more than a fifth of adults classed as being in GenZ having used AI to write a cover letter, while almost three out of ten have altered their appearance.

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'Millions are marching to demand a fair transition away from fossil fuel' (news.stv.tv)
 

Climate campaigners have taken to the streets of Edinburgh to call on the Scottish and UK governments to develop an urgent plan for a fast and fair transition away from oil and gas.

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University of Glasgow wins Scottish University of the Year in prestigious guide (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
 

Further afield, University of St Andrews has been named the number one university in the UK and Scotland, beating the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for the second time in the guide's 30-year history of domestic UK university ranking.

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Drug experts hail Record campaign as drug consumption rooms get green light (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)
 

Drug campaigners have hailed the Daily Record after Scotland's Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain agreed to green light Safer Drug Consumption Facilities following our campaign.

Grouse moor licencing would be 'disastrous' for rural communities, say businesses in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 2 points 1 year ago

The Guardian ran a podcast series related to grouse shooting in the UK. You can find it here: Killing the Skydancer.

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Glasgow City Council formally support decriminalisation of drug use (news.stv.tv)
 

Glasgow has formally come out in support of the decriminalisation of personal drugs use as the council continues to back the need for safe consumption rooms.

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Scottish Independence Podcasts (@[email protected]) (mastodon.scot)
 

We were at the #Edinburgh march on Saturday, here's how our day went and some of the lovely people we chatted to on the way

https://youtu.be/p9qh-uHhHdU?si=6Bq864lW6QdnkkUW

Noooo! There can be only one in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 5 points 1 year ago

Apparently, they're talking about Henry Cavill to star in the reboot.

Henry Cavill's 'Highlander' reboot is back on the cards

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Safe drug consumption rooms should be piloted in the UK, say MPs (news.stv.tv)
 

The Home Affairs Committee has published a report recommending a pilot in Glasgow is supported by Westminster.

Drugs law must be reformed, MPs have concluded as they recommended greater testing at festivals as well as the use of safe spaces across the UK for users to take substances under medical supervision.

Angus MacNeil expelled from SNP after row with party’s chief whip in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What do people think? Has his expulsion helped or hindered the fight for independence? He's certainly given meat for the Unionist media who are are asking, "Is the SNP imploding?". Also, when he stands as an independent at the next election he'll likely have opened the door for a Unionist candidate.

Sunak's family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 5 points 1 year ago

The investigation into insider trading no doubt will be imminent. /s

Should the Rosebank oilfield get the go ahead? in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 3 points 1 year ago

It's almost as if people aren't listening to the news about: out of control forest fires in Canada, heat domes covering large parts of North America, Greek islands on fire, parts of Europe slowly turning into deserts, parts of the Middle East being close to being unable to sustain human life, etc. And craziest thing of all is that they don't realise that burning all these trees is pumping vast amounts of extra CO2 into the atmosphere so that it's only going to get worse.

Mhairi Black to step down at next general election, blaming ‘toxic’ Commons in c/[email protected]
[–] blogscot 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Black is the sixth SNP MP to announce they will not contest the next general election, including former Westminster leader Ian Blackford.

I wonder if she'll stand in the next Holyrood election, or failing that what she might do outside of front-line politics.

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