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Scotland: The Broadcast Media – Propaganda and Professionalism

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The BBC’s Reporting Scotland was voted as TV news programme of the year for 2014 by the Royal Television Society this month. However, its coverage of the Scottish referendum campaign last year was dogged by controversy and accusations of bias.

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Scots in South America – The Forgotten Diaspora

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Our article on the Patagonian Welsh Diaspora has provoked some quite speedy and positive feedback.

One of the most interesting comments came from John Fitzpatrick (from São Paulo in Brazil) who helpfully enclosed a link to an article he had written on ‘SCOTS IN SOUTH AMERICA – THE FORGOTTEN DIASPORA’.

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Mann: Is ‘Eat or Heat’ the Choice Facing Some?

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The growth of food banks across in the United Kingdom in recent years proceeded exponentially as the Lib-Tory coalition government introduced ever tighter austerity measure.

It seems highly likely that now the United Kingdom has a Tory majority government committed to greater austerity food banks will continue to expand to meet a growing need in deprived communities throughout Britain.

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Dungavel: Protests over Immigrant ‘Prison’ Continue

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There has been a large protest at the Dungavel immigration removal centre at South Lanarkshire in Scotland.

Over 400 protesters from religious groups, trade unions and human rights bodies gathered outside the centre yesterday. The President of the Scottish Trade Union Council, Lawrence Mawson, told the protesters:

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Liverpool Monument to Patagonian Settlers

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One of the least well publicised of our Celtic League branches is our Patagonian Branch (Argentina) which was established some years ago.

The Celtic League has long had connections with Argentina and for many years Alan Heusaff (former General Secretary) who administered the International branch told me that a goodly proportion of its substantial membership at that time were from Argentina (22 in the City of Buenos Aires alone).

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Meltdown at Manx Radio?

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The Manx social media (Twitter) site ‘MANX MEDIA WATCH’ is carrying an item about rumoured problems at Manx Radio (quote):

“Hearing that a senior news reporter at Manx Radio is thinking of leaving. Some sort of meltdown is doing on up at Douglas Head.”

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MOD: Fallon Pressed on Forces Drug Use

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It is twenty years since the Celtic League first raised the issue of drug and substance abuse in the British Armed Forces. Initially there was a reluctance to admit to the problem but eventually in 2008 there was a more open policy adopted and the MOD even agreed (via then Defence Minister Des Browne) to take up on a Celtic League suggestion (see quote in letter below).

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Scotland: ‘Smeargate’ More Protests and Court Action

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There will be another silent protest about the failure of former Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael to stand down from his position as MP for Orkney and Shetland in Kirkwall at 1pm today.

Protesters plan to gather for 30 mins in a protest which will be silent. They have stressed it is non-Party political and anyone can attend.

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Mann: ‘All Quiet on the Prestwick Front’

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No news yet about how the British Military ‘Reserve Forces’ initiative (FR2020) in the Isle of Man is going, although the media blitz (pun) has been intensive and IOM newspapers are lapping up the advertising. (It’s good to see some of the Isle of Man’s Defence Contribution coming back into the local community?)

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Alba: Fair Isle Tanker Incident Highlights MCA Weakness

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This morning a large oil tanker, the MV Emerald Spirit, was left without engine power and drifted for an hour in the Fair Isle Channel she was on passage to Norway.

Fortunately the weather was good, the vessel soon restarted, and the incident resolved quickly and quietly.