by The Editor | Jun 24, 2017 | Politics
Apparently nothing can happen in the parliament we elected until some old woman no one elected arrives and reads out a speech someone else wrote for her. If her grandson wants a republic then we should give him what he wants. In the interests of transparency I might...
by The Editor | Jun 24, 2017 | Featured, Politics
A senior member of Theresa May’s cabinet has demanded broadcasters such as the BBC and Channel 4 be “more patriotic”. Senior Tory cabinet member Andrea Leadsom suggested Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis was being unpatriotic for questioning the Tory government’s position on...
by The Editor | Jun 24, 2017 | Health & Education
This week saw the publication of the Social Security (Scotland) Bill, but it will be 3 to 4 years until Scottish disability benefits begin to replace the deeply problematic Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and activists want to know what help disabled Scots will...
by The Editor | Jun 23, 2017 | Health & Education
In the Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – the rate of stillbirths and deaths of babies within 28 days is 4.3 per 1 000 live births. This is the lowest in the world. In the USA, it’s about 10. The Scottish figure has now fallen to just...
by The Editor | Jun 23, 2017 | Politics
You’ve, no doubt, read plenty on the dementia tax, the bedroom tax and the rape clause which so neatly sum up the kind of people the Tories are and the extent to which their values contrast with those of the SNP. I’ve already written about this at some length. See,...
