by The Editor | Jun 23, 2017 | Politics
We already know that Scotland plays a dis-proportionally large part in the UK’s food and drinks industries. See, for example: With only 8% of the population, Scotland accounts for more than 28% of UK food and drink exports. Too wee to survive on our own? Determined to...
by The Editor | Jun 23, 2017 | Politics
A speedy response from all of Scotland’s local authorities and other landlords has confirmed than none of their tower blocks have been clad in the inflammable aluminium composite used at Grenfell. The group which ordered the survey and response has also initiated...
by The Editor | Jun 23, 2017 | Environment
Community Energy England have just published a report on community-run schemes based on wind, hydro and solar power in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Describing them as operating ‘across the country’, they found 222 with a collective generation capacity of 121...
by The Editor | Jun 22, 2017 | Politics
The Conservatives have been dealt a blow by a high court judgement today, which ruled that the government’s highly controversial benefit cap unlawfully discriminates against lone parents with young children. The imposing of a benefit cap on tens of thousands of lone...
by The Editor | Jun 22, 2017 | Politics
So, it has been two weeks since the General Election. We are still no further forward in the Tories and the DUP making any formal deal. This doesn’t surprise many of us because both parties are selfish, opportunists, who care not for the people but for how they can...
