Articles by Mary Devlin

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Standing up for Scottish business

Standing up for Scottish business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBstNm-ESs8

This article is an edited version of the above video, first broadcast on Monday, 19th October.

Having spent most of my life running my own businesses, in Japan, the United States and now in Scotland, it makes me really angry to see how the Scottish Government treats businesses here in Scotland. 

I remember starting my first business in Tokyo, making what became Japan’s number one English magazine. Like a lot of business owners, we used all our savings to get started. It wasn’t enough, but we worked really hard and took huge risks, taking on credit and debt. Slowly, over many years we built a profitable business employing 40 people. It was hard work, extremely stressful and full of risk—which is why I really feel for a lot of businesses in Scotland today.

Galloway: Salmond’s fat arse, Bun fights at the OK Corral, and The Mother of All Scandals

Galloway: Salmond’s fat arse, Bun fights at the OK Corral, and The Mother of All Scandals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcIPr3AOGhQ

In his weekly broadcast, George Galloway, leader of the fledgling Alliance For Unity Party, covers many of the issues in Scottish politics today. We have transcribed the best parts for you.

#1  Significant Labour figure to join Alliance For Unity 

We are building a stable of parliamentary candidates that are really thoroughbreds and I can't tell you who right now, but I have been talking for the last day or two to a very prominent twice Labour party parliamentary candidate about joining us on the lists for the Holyrood elections in May.

The Neverendum is killing Scottish jobs

The Neverendum is killing Scottish jobs

Yesterday, Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, was asked in Holyrood about when the 28,000 green jobs, that were promised by Alex Salmond in 2010, would be delivered. She answered, “When we have the powers of ‘independence’.” 

In other words, the SNP-controlled Scottish Government has been unable to create the jobs they promised, but, somehow, will be magically free to create them after Scotland separates from the rest of the UK.