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A “CRACKING” line-up has been organised for the return of the youth conference organised by the Aberdeen Independence Movement (AIM). As Covid…

INTERRUPTIONS to food supply to Scottish shops and restaurants are largely due to Brexit - not the “pingdemic” - say independent food retailers. They report that one major issue is hauliers from the EU have cut the UK from their routes. Some suppliers in European countries are also finding other buyers for their produce, because of the costs involved in post-Brexit paperwork. Other commentators pointed out that Scotland does not in fact have a “pingdemic” as the Scottish track and trace app alerted only around 2500 people last week to isolate. On social media, sceptics shared imag...

INDEPENDENCE Live looks set to achieve its fundraising target thanks to the support of the Yes movement. They told The National last night: “Great news, our crowdfunder is now over 75% done. Our target is £8000 and we are currently sitting at £6297. Hopefully we can reach our target in the next two weeks with further support from the Yes movement. “As soon as we reach our target we can concentrate on what we do best which is to broadcast live content created by other pro-indy groups and increasingly our own content.” Indy Live are nothing if not ambitious, for their plan is to...

Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers? We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions. What should we do with our second vote in 2021? What happens if Westminster says no to indyref2? Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversation, register under fake name...

THE BBC’s new director-general Tim Davie last week summarily cancelled the The Mash Report, a programme which satirises the week’s news. As The Mash Report has been running regularly since 2017, one must suppose it generated sufficient audience interest on BBC Two to warrant broadcasting it.However, Mr Davie’s motivation in dropping the show was not professional but political. According to The Sun newspaper, “sources close” to Davie – doubtless Davie himself – told them that the BBC’s entire satire output (including Have I Got News for You) required radical overhaul as it ...