Are the Scottish Liberal Democrats at it?

Are the Scottish Liberal Democrats at it?

I read this story on line today and it certainly got me thinking about election rules. It appears that questions are being asked of Jo Swindon in relation to her declared election costs in her win in the recent general election. According to the Sunday Herald the MP...
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

GB on GB – Grouse Beater on the Garden Bridge Thomas Heatherwick, arch bridge and self-promoter  – a man who got on everybody’s wick How did a bridge nobody asked for, or want, festooned with shrubbery, get cancelled after which millions of pounds of public money had...
US Sanctions Symptomatic of a Failing Empire

US Sanctions Symptomatic of a Failing Empire

On 26 July 2017 the US Congress overwhelmingly approved a Bill providing for fresh sanctions against North Korea, Russia and Iran. The passage of this Bill , and its level of support in the US Congress, is instructive on a number of levels. The first point is that the...