Liam Turbett

LGBT+

Scotland's Ultra-Conservative Churches Couldn't Stop Britain's Remotest LGBT Pride

Presbyterians petitioned to ban "Proud Ness" in Inverness, so the LGBT community in Stornoway in the Hebrides made yet another event.
Liam Turbett
10.9.18
sectarianism

Scotland's Sectarian Orange Order Is Trying to Get with the Times

The arcane organisation with roots in consolidating colonial rule in Ireland is trying to modernise.
Liam Turbett
10.5.18
The 2018 FIFA World Cup

We Asked Scots How They Feel About England Playing the Semis

"They're not any different from any other year – still a bunch of wankers."
Liam Turbett
7.11.18
Travel

Harry Potter Tourism Is Ruining Edinburgh

The city is full of horrible gimmicks about a celebrity wizard.
Liam Turbett
1.18.18
HOUSING CRISIS

Will Rent Caps in Scotland Offer a Solution to the Housing Crisis?

The Scottish government is making moves to crack down on renting misery.
Liam Turbett
10.10.17
Politics

What the Hell Is Going On with the Scottish Labour Party?

How come they're looking for a new leader again?
Liam Turbett
8.31.17
Far right

Scotland's Extreme Right-Wingers Are Now Backing Independence

It looks like the Scottish far-right are pretending to support independence to gain support for their creepy ideology.
Liam Turbett
8.8.17
Oh Snap

How Scotland Found Itself Backing the Conservatives

How come so many people in the famously anti-Tory country voted Tory?
Liam Turbett
6.13.17
Oh Snap

Could Jeremy Corbyn Save the UK from Breaking Up?

In Scotland's confusing election campaign, the prospect of more Tory rule could finally repel Scots from the Union.
Liam Turbett
6.5.17
Oh Snap

Why Scotland Stopped Hating the Tories

At the local elections last week, there was a Tory "surge" in a country that prides itself on its lack of Conservatives.
Liam Turbett
5.8.17
Indyref 2

Why Scotland's Second Referendum Is Nothing Like the First

Looking at how the situation has changed ahead of #Indyref2.
Liam Turbett
3.14.17
protest

Will Moving Trump's State Visit to a Remote Estate in Scotland Really Stop Protesters?

Last week it was announced that the visit had been pushed to October and that it would be moved to the Queen's private estate in Aberdeenshire to "deter protests."
Liam Turbett
3.6.17
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