Voters, weary of the same old politics with its cronyism and its sleaze and its failure to listen to the concerns of voters, were told that a vote for the SNP was a vote for something better, for a more decent, honourable politics.
Month: September 2020
JOURNALISM: A JOB FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Dad-of-three Andy, 58, has been at the helm of our politics team since August 1998, covering all the country’s seismic changes — including Scotland’s first Parliament in 300 years, the death of Donald Dewar, the rise of the SNP and 2014’s independence referendum.
THIS IS AMERICA
President Donald Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Trump supporter who fatally shot two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week. The president also blamed mounting civil unrest on “left-wing political violence.” Speaking at a White House coronavirus update, Trump called Rittenhouse’s attack at a Black Lives Matter demonstration, held days after Kenosha police wounded Jacob Blake, a Black man, an “interesting situation.” “He was trying to get away from them, I guess … and he fell,” Trump claimed, citing videos of the Rittenhouse attack. “And then they very violently attacked him.”
Nuclear deal may fund Scottish army, reports the Sunday Times
In the event of an indyref2 ‘yes’ vote, the UK could keep Trident on the Clyde, giving the SNP revenue for a new defence force
Ministers removed care homes’ safeguard in rush to clear hospital beds
“What that means is hospitals can shove people into care homes and avoid a normal assessment process. If anyone was going to check if a care home was safe it would have been social workers but they were removed from the picture by law.”
SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISTS TAKING STRIKE ACTION
This is the first NUJ strike under the Covid-19 lockdown. This in itself is a demonstration of the commitment of the chapel and a reflection of the strength of feeling among the NUJ members involved.