by The Editor | Jul 28, 2017 | Politics
Grenfell Tower, London, June 2017 – symbol of neo-liberal Britain As American satirists might put it, witnessing the utter chaos that is Westminster politics, this is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. If you stand well back, see the disarray that is the...
by The Editor | Jul 28, 2017 | Politics
This started so well*. But by the third paragraph it began to descend into pompous, woolly-minded nonsense. And it was all downhill from there. Fallacy number one. Nobody has ever claimed that the independence movement starts and ends with the SNP. Nor has anybody...
by The Editor | Jul 27, 2017 | Politics
Scotland’s would-be supreme leader, Ruth Davidson – AKA “Colonel Gaddaftie,” thinks it’s time to reboot capitalism. Like Pinochet and Perón before her she dreams of a softer, friendlier capitalism. It’s just more politics in khaki. Credit where credit is due, Ruth...
by The Editor | Jul 27, 2017 | International
On seconds thoughts…..do! Gove is trying to sell the line..’there will be great opportunities for farmers after Brexit’. Farming could produce a high percentage of food required for the UK given the right amount of investment, it would take time but it is...
by The Editor | Jul 27, 2017 | Health & Education
New research shows even a university student who becomes as well-paid as a high-earning consultant surgeon will be unable to repay the debt accumulated by the interest payments on their student loan. It is estimated that our surgeons of tomorrow will start their...