As the filmmaker and actor’s composer son announces his dad has retired, we’ve looked back on some of the nicest, strangest, and funniest anecdotes
Month: June 2026
BUSINESS RATES: We need to build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive
SNP’s Jenny Gilruth and Labour’s Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged the SNP to back its calls for a review of business
Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt
3 June 2026 First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie and Information Commissioner David Hamilton. by Bill Heaney The Court of Session has issued
Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’
by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland More than £660,000 raised by the SNP for an independence referendum campaign has been used on the
IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE
Former Dumbarton-based reporter Eric Wishart discusses the mistreatment of journalists. by Democrat reporter The importance of solidarity among journalists was a key theme in the
PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH
Rhu Bay The Prince of Wales visited HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane and met the military community at Helensburgh yesterday afternoon. Travelling under his