Response details cadet force abuse level in Scotland

March 16, 2017

A detailed response from the Children’s Commissioner for Scotland to our query about child abuse incidents in the cadet forces. They have now obtained details from the MOD as set out below. Parallel queries to the Children’s Commissioners in N. Ireland and Wales

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Time to start talking about Welsh independence

March 16, 2017

News from Welsh Branch of the Celtic League: “Wood’s call for a conversation about Welsh nationhood is both necessary and timely. The fact is there is simply no national public discourse in Wales. Yes, we talk about language, history and culture, but we

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Members of Irish Branch Celtic League attend Draig Werdd annual dinner

March 16, 2017

News from Irish Branch of the Celtic League: Bhí baill craobh na hÉireann an Chonradh Cheiltigh ag an dinnéar bliantiúil a d’eagraigh an Draig Werdd (Eagraíocht do Breatnaigh in Éirinn). Bain siad an sult as mar a fheiceann sibh sna ghrianghrafanna agus breise

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Conradh na Gaeilge win High Court challenge

March 3, 2017

“The Stormont Executive has failed in its legal duty to adopt an Irish language strategy, a High Court judge ruled on Friday. Mr Justice Maguire held the administration to be in breach of a requirement imposed under decade-old legislation. The challenge was mounted

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New Scottish magazine launch

March 3, 2017

The National have sent us a preview of tomorrow’s new magazine launched in conjunction with the independence supporting web site Bella Caledonia. It’s an interesting development in that what was initially a social media blog has now gone main stream. Other independence sites

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Traveller community given ethnic minority status

March 2, 2017

“The formal recognition of Irish Travellers as an indigenous ethnic minority by the Republic of Ireland has been hailed as a “historic” day. Members cheered and applauded in the Dáil (Irish parliament) on Wednesday as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny made the announcement.

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Motorway threatens iconic bird breeding programme

March 2, 2017

There is concern that a proposed Motorway bypass in Wales will setback the progress of a project which has reintroduced an iconic bird to wetlands it once populated. “The proposed £1bn M4 relief road around Newport would cut through the first nesting site

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Saudi intelligence links to group opposing Scottish independence

March 2, 2017

“A SECRETIVE right-wing Unionist organisation with links to the former director general of the Saudi intelligence service is preparing to funnel hundreds of thousands of pounds into campaigns opposing Scottish independence. According to The Herald, The National’s sister paper, the Constitutional Research Council

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