Worth their weight in gold?
The basic annual salary for an MP from 1 April 2020 is £81,932. MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or...
Category: Public Services
The Politics of Lies
A link to this excellent article was posted on Twitter. The article deserves a wide readership. “It’s dizzying to live in the UK these days if you have a good memory. Living under the...
The first 100 days
In her speech today in the Scottish Parliament on her government’s priorities during their first 100 days in office, the First Minister reiterated that her immediate priority was leading Scotland safely through and out...
The Wellbeing Society how we pay for it
Notes on the Social Justice and Fairness Commission’s route map to a fair independent Scotland “Independence ensures that decisions about Scotland are taken by the people who live here. The transfer of powers to...
Brexit and the NHS – ongoing effects
“We need to focus on the physical, mental and environmental wellbeing of our citizens.” “We don’t just believe in independence for Scotland – we believe in independence for everybody. And independence for our older...
What is the point of Labour?
The leader of the UK Labour Party caused a bit of a stushie yesterday in Scotland with his comments on the Marr show and in the print media, his comments seen as a further...
Around the corner
This is an excellent video, made some months ago, that lays out what is ahead of Scotland unless it secures independence soon. The recent speeches by Boris Johnson in which he called devolution a...
Boris just pulled the pin out
The response from Kenny Farquharson, columnist with the Times in Scotland, said: “Boris just pulled the pin out and sat on the grenade.” So, at a time when former PM Gordon Brown is strutting...
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.
