Hat tip Keith Geddes
Category: Argyll and Bute
HUGE TURNOUT FOR INDEPENDENCE
Better late than never. My, my; it fair wiz a richt shooder-tae-shooder affair in Freedom Square this afternoon, and no’ just in the metaphorical sense either! There were reckoned to be around 20,000. A real cross-party presence too, with, as well as a huge SNP support, flags and banners for the Greens and the Scottish Socialist Party. Even the English Scots for Scottish Independence were there. I’ve never seen the Square so crowded. Great speeches by Mhairi Black, Patrick Harvie, Humza Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon.
CHRISTOPHER SMALL OF THE GLASGOW HERALD
OBITUARY. Christopher Small. From the Scottish Review – Christopher Small’s name has recurred in SR, lauded by our founder – Kenneth Roy – who, as a boy journalist on the then Glasgow Herald, knew him as a mentor. Each justly regarded the other as a paragon of utter integrity.
COMPANIES MAKING PROFITS OUT OF RAPE MISERY
Assistant Chief Constable Gillian MacDonald of Police Scotland said the lengths of time mobile telephones were retained were specific to individual investigations.
She added: “We recognise the inconvenience this may cause and are working with partners to address this. We have proposals to introduce cyber kiosks that would help speed up this process, and in some cases prevent the need to retain devices.