OH, SHIT!
Last week, the UK parliament voted against an amendment (by the House of Lords) to their environment bill that would have prevented, by placing a legal duty on water companies in England and Wales,...
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Profoundly problematic?
On 17 October 2021 Dominic Raab, the UK Government’s Justice Secretary, told the Sunday Telegraph that the Government was considering making changes to the law on judicial review and to the Human Rights Act...
Another faceless Tory
Lord Mark McInnes of Kilwinning. Anyone heard of him? Anyone know what he looks like? Would anyone recognise him if, maskless, he bumped into you? Apparently Lord Mark has had an illustrious career, for...
Over but not done
The voting is over, as now are the two nailbiting days of waiting impatiently for results. Will this seat be lost, that seat won? Ecstatic cheers when a seat came our way, but a...
Two whoops of pleasure
The draft referendum bill promised by the Scottish Government has been published. Using the same question as in 2014, a referendum will be held when Covid19 allows, considered to be before the middle of...
Food for thought
In Scotland free school meals are currently available to all P1 to P3 pupils, as well as those whose families receive Universal Credit or other benefits. A few days ago the Scottish Government announced,...
We will get through this
The First Minister explains why the restrictions her government has put in place are necessay.
Hospitality one of the highest risks
“Scotland’s Hitler,” screamed a caller on a radio programme, referring to Scotland’s First Minister closing pubs for 16 days to contain the Covid19 virus. Some upset individuals went even further in their written and...
Wrong satellites and a new deal con
This is a reminder of the chaos the UK government has caused in the last four days. It’s a thread by a guy called Russ who compiles TheWeekInTory. He describes himself as: Designer, coder,...
Lockdown relaxation route map
Today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined to the Scottish Parliament the government’s route map for easing the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. These are in four gradual phases during which the reaction of the virus will...
