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

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Glasgow a week ago to protest the death of a woman in police custody in Iran. She had been arrested for not wearing her hijab properly

While no woman should have to wear a hijab, be arrested or face violence for not wearing one, you have to ask a few questions

Some of the protestors were of Iranian descent; why do so many Iranians now live in our country, and why do these "New Scots" - as Sturgeon likes to call them - still identify as Iranians if they are in fact now "New Scots"?

Secondly, many of the protestors were actual Scots. Scots who, it seems, are eager to go out and protest over the sad death of a girl thousands of miles away. But how many of them have ever gone out to protest about the horrendous racist murders of two White people here, Kriss Donald and William McKeeney?

Not one of those people, whether "New Scots" or indigenous Scots, who protested that day has ever protested over those two deaths. Do White lives not matter to them? It appears not

On this day in 1788 Deacon William Brodie was executed by hanging at the Tolbooth in Edinburgh.

William Brodie, often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a housebreaker, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.

By day, Brodie was a respectable tradesman and deacon (president) of the Incorporation of Wrights, which locally controlled the craft of cabinetmaking; this made him a member of the town council.

At night, however, Brodie became a housebreaker and thief. He used his daytime work as a way to gain knowledge about the security mechanisms of his customers and to copy their keys using wax impressions. As the foremost locksmith of the city, Brodie was asked to work in the houses of many of the richest members of Edinburgh society. He used the money he made dishonestly to maintain his second life, which included a gambling habit and five children by two mistresses,

Another fantastic article from Scottish writer Gordon Freeman

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

Today is the birthday of somebody very special and he thought he could get away with nobody mentioning it!

Happy birthday to our friend, colleague and leader, Mark Collett. It’s an absolute pleasure to work alongside you. Thank you for everything. 🤍🎁🎂