Another fantastic article from Gordon Freeman, one of our Scottish writing team

https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/scotland_great_scots

On this day in 1332 Edward Balliol was crowned at Scone. This left Scotland in the odd situation of having two kings, the other being the 9 year old King David II who had be crowned after the death of his father Robert I in 1329.

Balliol's reign was short as three months later he was forced to flee back to England, following a surprise attack by nobles loyal to David II at the Battle of Annan.

In early 1333, Edward III openly declared his support for Balliol as king. Balliol returned to Scotland with Edward and an English army in the summer, Capturing Berwick and defeating the Scottish forces at the Battle of Halidon Hill. Balliol, under the Treaty of Newcastle (1334), then ceded the whole of the district formerly known as Lothian to Edward and paid homage to him as liege lord. but Balliol of once again forced to flee Scotland soon after.

On 30 November 1335, a pro-Balliol army under the command of Strathbogie was defeated at the Battle of Culblean, this was the end of Balliols attempts to take the crown.

Another great article from the Scottish writing team

https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/anti_whiteness_on_display_at_the_hunterian

Historic Environment Scotland is joining the culture war. They are the latest public body to try to force staff to use gender neutral terms when talking to the public and to apologise if they get pronouns wrong.

Gone is "ladies and gentlemen", replaced with "folks" or "everyone"; no more will there be "mum and dad", instead they will be addressed as just "adults"; and "families" are now "buddies" and "grown-ups". Him/her and she/he are changed to they/their/we/our and phrases including son or daughter are altered to children instead.

This is ridiculous and just makes the customer-facing staff's jobs far harder as they try to second-guess people.

Why are we pandering yet again to a small portion of society? Our whole society is being changed for the wants of a minority and the majority need to stand up and say it has gone far enough.

Patriotic Alternative Scotland will continue to fight for common sense and the rights of the majority of the population.

Join us at scotland@patrioticalternative.org.uk

On this day in the first transatlantic submarine telephone cable called TAT-1 (Transatlantic No. 1) was inaugurated. It was laid between Oban, Scotland and Clarenville, Newfoundland. Two cables were laid between 1955 and 1956 with one cable for each direction. The cable was able to carry 35 simultaneous telephone calls. A 36th channel was used to carry up to 22 telegraph lines.

The project was a joint one between the General Post Office of the UK, the American Telephone and Telegraph company, and the Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation. The share split in the scheme was 40% British, 50% American, and 10% Canadian. The total cost was about £120 million.

Episode 10 of PA Young Scots is now on Odysee. In this episode, you'll get to know some of the Local Contacts you'd be likely to meet if you decide to get active with us. You'll also be introduced to our new co-host, Son of Burgundy!

https://odysee.com/@PatAltScotland:c/PAYoungScots10

On this day in 1290 Margaret, known as the Maid of Norway, died at the age of 7 in Orkney.

Margaret was Queen-Designate of Scotland from 1286 until her death. As she was never inaugurated, her status as monarch is uncertain and has been debated by historians.

Margaret was the daughter of King Eric II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland. By the end of the reign of her maternal grandfather, King Alexander III of Scotland, she was his only surviving descendant and recognized heir presumptive. Alexander III died in 1286, his posthumous child was stillborn, and Margaret inherited the crown. Owing to her young age, she remained in Norway rather than going to Scotland. Her father and the Scottish leaders negotiated her marriage to Edward of Caernarfon, son of King Edward I of England. She was finally sent to Great Britain in September 1290, but died in Orkney, sparking off the succession dispute between thirteen competitors for the crown of Scotland.

Scottish universities are facing a funding crisis and it's all down to a short-sighted reliance on foreign students.

The universities are seeing reduced funding in the future from the Scottish Government. They have become heavily reliant on the higher fees payed by foreign students - at the expense of places for the indigenous population at top universities, it must be noted.

It appears that this could lead to a crisis as universities struggle to maintain their high standards due to a lack of public investment, meaning they are less attractive to foreign students; and as global tensions are rising it could mean fewer foreign students in the future

The short-sighted idea of relying on foreigners is also reflected in the Scottish Government's attitude to worker shortages and potential population decline in our nation. The main parties' idea is to rely on immigration to solve these issues - another plan that is destined to cause disaster, just as it might for higher education.

New article on the Patriotic Alternative website: Scotland: Glasgow's Sordid Secret

By Gordon Freeman

BBC Disclosure have reported on a leaked dossier which indicates the contract awarding process for the Scottish ferries could have been rigged.

There is evidence that Ferguson Marine were given preferential treatment by the government-owned ferries agency CMAL. Both ferries are still under construction, five years late and over budget by £150m+.

Some of the findings show that Ferguson were given a 424 page document showing technical requirements, whereas other bidders got 125 pages. CMAL also held a "confidential" meeting with Ferguson Marine, and none of the other bidders. Rules require bidders to show evidence of a builders refund guarantee, yet Ferguson could not provide this, and were still allowed to proceed. Doubtless there will be other evidence as time goes on.

This is yet more confirmation of the SNP’s corruption and incompetence. We need a government in charge that seeks to provide the best service to the Scottish people, not to their cronies or ‘the people of Scotland’ as they like to say.

The SNP/Green Alliance are attempting to move forward its plans to flood Scotland with Immigrants.

While immigration is a power reserved to Westminster , they are petitioning the Home office with a scheme to allow them to bring both EU and non EU immigrants to Scotland under the Guise of Scotland suffering a critical shortage of workers.

The SNP are determined to turn our Nation into a multicultural state full of their "New Scots". Their plans are not about filling jobs but about radically changing the demographics of our Nation.

They are already pushing to take more and more refugees but it seems this is too slow for them and now they want to open a second pathway to flood our Nation.

With Scotland facing a housing crisis one has to wonder where they will put all these "New Scots".

If you care about the future of your Nation why not stand up and play your part in resisting their plans. You can contact PA Scotland here:

scotland@patrioticalternative.org.uk

On this day in 1902 the "poet" William Topaz McGonagall , who was know as Britain's worst poet died.

He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from his work, and contemporary descriptions of these performances indicate that many listeners were appreciating McGonagall's skill as a comic music hall character. Collections of his verse remain popular, with several volumes available today.

McGonagall has been lampooned as the worst poet in British history. The chief criticisms are that he was deaf to poetic metaphor and unable to scan correctly. His only apparent understanding of poetry was his belief that it needed to rhyme. McGonagall's fame stems from the humorous effects these shortcomings are considered to generate in his work. Scholars argue that his inappropriate rhythms, weak vocabulary, and ill-advised imagery are amusing.

Another article from our Scottish writing team

https://www.patrioticalternative.org.uk/the_financial_war_against_free_speech

The transgender charity Mermaids is funded not just by the National Lottery but also by the Scottish Government.

Now that the charity is under investigation by the Charities Commission over its safeguarding of children, it must be asked whether the Scottish Government will now drop its links to the charity.

The Scottish Government has in the past years been providing public money to a range of dubious charities including Mermaids, Gendered Intelligence, Black Lives Matter, Operation Black Vote, UK Black Pride, Extinction Rebellion, Migrants Organise, the anti-Brexit group Led By Donkeys and - last but not least - Hope Not Hate.

Patriotic Alternative Scotland stand against public money being used to fund these radical fringe groups. If you want to help us oppose them, why not get in touch?

scotland@patrioticalternative.org.uk