'We are at square one. Maybe that sounds provocative. But the concept, organisation and leadership are in need of complete renewal. And that will take time.'
Jonathon Shafi, via The National.
Is he right?
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'The truth is that the Labour party of Keir Starmer has no interest in offering a radical political alternative or a meaningful redistribution of wealth and power, no matter what Anas Sarwar might ‘pledge’.'
Paul Kavanagh
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'Economics is the analysis of the use of resources to achieve greater well-being.
Wellbeing economics is nothing new. It’s a call to return to the traditional core of economic thinking.'
Robbie Mochrie, via The National.
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If you're in or around Perth and fancy attending the Believe in Scotland March & Rally in Glasgow on Saturday 20th, Perth & Kinross Yes Hub is running a bus to it. Still space available. Return fare £13, departure from Broxden Park & Ride 10:30 am. Tickets:
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BiS responds to Alba's statement on Believe in Scotland's March and Rally.
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'Growth strategy? Productivity strategy? Science strategy? Never heard of them, mate. And don’t think Sir Keir Starmer will be any better.'
George Kerevan, via The National.
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'Where would we be without our lovely nukes?'
Sir Keir bumps his gums about the joys of mutual assured destruction, transcribed by Greg Moodie.
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'The Stone finally has a home that does justice to its remarkable story. Perth's history is also elevated, bringing a spark of new vitality and recognition to Scotland’s second-smallest city.'
Andrew Redmond Barr reviews the new Perth Museum for The National.
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Watching this meticulously researched Report will take 16 minutes of your day. It will be be worth every single second. I appeal to all my X Followers & anyone with a shred of basic humanity to watch, assimilate & understand the deceit which Israel spews out daily #PleaseShare

'I find it quite pathetic to read articles in so-called national newspapers bleating about the use of Gaelic on road signs, or the teaching of it to our children, almost as if they are ashamed of their own heritage!'
Athole Murray Fleming via The National
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'What is the point in having the right of self-determination if the party of government in Scotland has no plans or proposals for an opportunity to choose?'
Peter A Bell - #EndTheUnion #ScottishUDI
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'We need cars to get to ferries. They are at ungodly hours, they are subject to change at the drop of a hat, and we need to transport things. We’re not obsessing over it for no good reason.'
Rhoda Meek, via The National.
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#VoteSally has her boots on - walking the walk and talking the talk - you'll like her website - it's from the heart sallyhughes.blog In independent Scotland we can put the heating back on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

'Whatever happens, Netanyahu might just be lined up to replace Golda Meir in the eyes of many as the “worst prime minister” in Israel’s history.'
David Pratt, via Sunday National.
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'Most of us got the memo quite a while ago that independence will only be won when we stop kidding ourselves that the route to it is a referendum that will never be granted under any circumstances whatsoever.'
James Kelly, via Scot Goes Pop.
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'I want a land-owning democracy in Scotland because I like to be surprised. Because I trust people to do good.
I want a land-owning democracy in Scotland not because I know what it would look like, but because I don’t.'
Robin McAlpine, via The Common Weal.
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Two weeks today I’ll launch my book in Perth in the language shared with one of the great Scots makars of the 20th century, William Soutar. culturepk.org.uk/event/homecomi…

'It will be interesting to see if the hordes of lobbyists, commentators, producers and editors that cultivate the narrative of ‘everything in Scotland is awful’ will maintain this line if the SNP are ejected from office.'
Mike Small, via BELLA CALEDONIA.
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'In many cases we simply don’t need a magic future solution to solve climate change.
It is very much more an engineering problem than it is a science problem.'
Dr Craig Dalȝell, via The Common Weal.
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'As Global South nations see it, the “rules-based order”, that the West so ardently defends seems only to apply one way - and the tally of disparities is significant indeed.'
David Pratt, via The National.
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