Ministry of Defence under fire for hiding reports on nuclear safety problems by qwertyfan November 29, 2019 0 The UK government’s nuclear safety watchdog has criticised the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for hiding efforts to ensure the safety... Read more
Options for pro-independence voters in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 I almost banged my head against the wall in frustration when I discovered that the SNP are effectively not going... Read more
Robin McAlpine: Simple, accurate answers for Andrew Neil’s questions by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 Following Nicola Sturgeon’s exchange with Andrew Neil, Common Weal director Robin McAlpine offers his guide to some of the most... Read more
Leaked US-UK documents show trade talks on ‘Trump’s terms’ by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 Labour said the documents show Boris Johnson is "misleading the public" over plans to sell off the NHS US trade... Read more
The lying liar who refuses to be held to account by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 There’s been a couple of opinion polls over the past couple of days. First there was YouGov’s multiregressive synaptic trigonometrical... Read more
Bombshell telephone poll gives SNP mammoth 18% lead over the Tories – and puts support for independence at 50% by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 Scottish voting intentions for general election (Ipsos-Mori):SNP 44% Conservatives 26% Labour 16% Liberal Democrats 11%Greens 2%Seat projection: SNP 48 (+13), Conservatives 6 (-7),... Read more
Analysis: Voter registration spike could make election unpredictable by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 With potentially millions of new voters entering the electoral system, traditional political punditry may struggle to predict the election IN... Read more
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 Ten days after her 16th birthday Amy-Beth Miah decided she’d had enough of a care system that seemed designed to do... Read more
Long-awaited YouGov projection puts SNP on 43 seats – and suggests Jo Swinson is only 5% ahead in East Dunbartonshire by qwertyfan November 28, 2019 0 The YouGov MRP figures are finally out, and it's going to take me a while to wade through the data... Read more
FilmSpace: Frozen II by qwertyfan November 27, 2019 0 Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the sequel to Disney’s mega-hit Frozen, a follow-up which has heart and wisdom to spare... Read more