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Day: June 30, 2019

IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SNP

June 30, 2019 heaneymedia

SNP cavemen who are bringing their party into disrepute That meeting the SNP claim they knew nothing about, the advertisement for it, Cllr Jonathan McColl,

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CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND’S SCAMS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 

June 30, 2019 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Dumbarton and Lomond MSP, Jackie Baillie, has backed Citizens Advice Scotland’s Scams Awareness Campaign. The Citizens Advice network, which has seen an

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DEMOCRACY AND THE PLANNING SYSTEM

June 30, 2019 heaneymedia

Since the SNP members of West Dunbartonshire Council were not present at last week’s meeting organised by the Save Loch Lomond group in Alexandria North

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BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN

June 30, 2019 heaneymedia

As Scotland marks 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, it’s clear we need leaders who recognise the immense possibilities and rich potential of devolution outside of the constitutional debate, writes Brian Wilson

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BILL HEANEY’S NOTEBOOK

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And I can’t say I am delighted at being in such good company as the members of the public who were once again locked out of the council’s monthly meeting in Dumbarton on Wednesday. I feel sorry for them.

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  • ELECTION: Reform plans for flags and royal portraits are “insubstantial gimmicks”
  • Pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland on the Scottish Parliament Election
  • SARWAR: TOMORROW VOTE TO REJECT REFORM, BEAT SNP & CHANGE SCOTLAND

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WOMAD Glasgow reveals full programme of global sounds ahead of summer debut

WOMAD Glasgow reveals full programme of global sounds ahead of summer debut

Artists, workshops, stages and site information unveiled for Scotland’s newest festival by Bill Heaney Kelvingrove Park will come alive with global sounds this summer as

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Findlay’s eve-of-poll call to pro-UK voters to back Scottish Conservatives on peach ballot

Findlay’s eve-of-poll call to pro-UK voters to back Scottish Conservatives on peach ballot

by Bill Heaney Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has issued an eve-of-poll call to pro-UK voters to back his party on their peach ballot paper

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Iran-US war latest: Tehran and US ‘closer than ever to agreeing memo to end war’

Iran-US war latest: Tehran and US ‘closer than ever to agreeing memo to end war’

Trump said ‘Project Freedom’ would be paused ‘for a short period of time’ Maroosha Muzaffar & Maira Butt in The Independent 06 May 2026 Smoke rises over

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ELECTION: Reform plans for flags and royal portraits are “insubstantial gimmicks”

ELECTION: Reform plans for flags and royal portraits are “insubstantial gimmicks”

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverclyde, Jamie Greene, has dismissed Reform’s plans for mandatory flags and royal portraits in schools as “insubstantial

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Pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland on the Scottish Parliament Election

Pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland on the Scottish Parliament Election

Archdiocese of Glasgow Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election approaches, we find ourselves at another important moment in our

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SARWAR: TOMORROW VOTE TO REJECT REFORM, BEAT SNP & CHANGE SCOTLAND

SARWAR: TOMORROW VOTE TO REJECT REFORM, BEAT SNP & CHANGE SCOTLAND

Speaking before Scottish Labour’s eve of poll rally, Anas Sarwar, right,  has called on Scots to vote for change, reject Reform and beat the SNP. 

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ELECTION: When is bullshit real bullshit?

ELECTION: When is bullshit real bullshit?

It may be comforting to assert that one’s political enemies are bullshitters but one can’t help wondering whether this assertion is itself a piece of

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THIS THURSDAY VOTE TO SAVE OUR NHS – DUMBARTON CANDIDATE BAILLIE COMMENTS ON HEALTH STATS

THIS THURSDAY VOTE TO SAVE OUR NHS – DUMBARTON CANDIDATE BAILLIE COMMENTS ON HEALTH STATS

Dame Jackie Baillie pictured with members of her Labour campaign team in Dumbarton. by Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has warned that “John Swinney and the

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