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People want rule of law, not rule of ED

Why Nawab Malik's arrest appears natural to many is because of the reputation the ED has created as 'handmaiden' of the Union govt

I’m drained. I’m tired. I just want to be over with this

A NEW car park close to the banks of Loch Lomond was used for the first time over the public holiday weekend in a bid to finally bring an end to…

Their assertions are absolute and utter balderdash. I could go back to ancient history, to the Egypt of the Pharaohs, to Classical Greece and Rome and indeed to mediaeval Scotland and England to show how policing developed, but suffice to say the first police force as we understand them was the Maréchaussée, the mounted police force of France which was made the national law enforcement agency by King Louis XIV between 1697 and 1699. Louis was building on the Maréchaussée’s long trad...

Whisky Distillery and brewery at Luss on banks of Loch Lomond given green light Plans for the new Glen Luss Distillery were first announced in April last year. The picturesque village of Luss lies on the shores of Loch Lomond. (Image: Getty) Get the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox with our twice-weekly newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Y...

Scotland’s Glen Luss Distillery gets green light 23rd February, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers Scotland’s Glen Luss has secured planning approval to build a new distillery on the shores of Loch Lomond. The Glen Luss Distillery will be built on the shores of Scotland’s Loch Lomond Glen Luss first revealed plans to open the distillery in April 2020, with the aim of raising £3 million (US$3.7m) through its Founder’s Club. The Glen Luss Distillery will produce a range of premium drinks, inclu...

The Glen Luss Distillery plans have been approved PROPOSALS for the creation of a distillery and visitor centre in Luss have been given the go-ahead by planning chiefs. The villages old smokehouse and surrounding buildings on Church Road will be transformed into the tourist destination after the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority approved the plans. Around 70,000 visitors are predicted by year three of the Glen Luss Distillery project, and as many as 29 new jobs could b...

THE foundation of the United States of America was disastrous for the Tobacco Lords of Glasgow, some of whom lost their plantations in the new country, but it forced the city fathers to address the issue of the lack of manufacturing capacity in and around Glasgow. There was a wide variety of products made in Glasgow just before the American Revolution which showed the change that was occurring in the city over the space of 30 years. Alexander ‘Jupiter’ Carlyle wrote in his famous memo...

"Peel's Principles of Policing" The nine principles of policing are often attributed to Sir Robert Peel and the founding of London Metropolitan Police Department in 1829.The basic mission for which police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. The ability of the police to perform their du