Europe Editor
It was boisterous, it was bittersweet. On 29 January last year, the European Parliament voted to approve the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, formally triggering the end of Britain s membership of the EU and prompting a Union Jack-waving Nigel Farage to bellow that he loved Europe but hated the European Union.
The then vice-president Mairead McGuinness glowered at Farage, telling him: Put your flags away, you’re leaving, and take them with you . After they’d left the chamber rose en masse to bid a tearful farewell to their remaining British colleagues, linking arms - not to the European Anthem
Ode to Joy - but to a Scottish folk song,
Balfron prawn farm in administration and 18 jobs lost after Covid restrictions put pressure on supply demand
Great British Prawns Ltd has entered into administration as result of pressures from the coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Scotland s stricken hospitality sector.
Great British Prawnms Ltd site on the outskirts of Balfron
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Keeping a light on for Scotland
Scotland now has two Unions to choose from - isolation and economic crisis with the UK run by Boris Johnson, or independence in Europe with the solidarity of a global A-Team, argues former MEP Alyn Smith.
David N. Anderson
12 May 2021
As foreign affairs lead at Westminster for the Scottish National Party (SNP), I have launched ‘Project No Surprises’ to explain to people outside of Scotland what is happening in our dynamic and exciting politics.
There are plenty people trying to misrepresent what is happening, I want our European friends especially to know the truth.
Stirling MP backs police efforts to clamp down on antisocial behaviour issues in city centre
Alyn Smith wrote to Gill Marshall following complaints from constituents.
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Stirling’s MP has welcomed police measures to crack down on antisocial behaviour in the city centre following complaints from locals.
The issue has come to the fore following concerns about the impact of the bad behaviour on discouraging potential visitors to Stirling as lockdown easing begins.
If Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) wins a decisive victory at Holyrood this week, she is expected to use the result as a mandate for a fresh referendum on independence.
Breaking away from Westminster would give Scotland the chance to rejoin the European Union after being forced out against its will, but the new foreign policy possibilities do not end with the well-worn debate over Brussels.
Just as important for many Scottish voters is the issue of nuclear disarmament, which could affect Scotland’s position in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) and the UK’s permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.