Council Tax ‘still almost as regressive as the Poll Tax it replaced’, report finds by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 A new report by the Resolution Foundation argues there is a “strong case” for reform of local taxation New report... Read more
Knowing their place by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 This seemed like an extraordinary piece of subservient snivelling: But then it all made sense: Scottish Labour, everyone. Tags: cringeCategory... Read more
Val Waldron: With no easy answers, the indy movement needs healthy debate to find the way forward by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 Glasgow-based Common Weal campaigner Val Waldron looks at the twists and turns of Nicola Sturgeon’s leadership of the independence movement... Read more
Jo Swinson criticised over donor links to fossil fuels and tax avoidance by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 The new Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, has come under fire from political opponents for accepting donations from the director... Read more
Sturgeon: Collective wellbeing, not GDP, should be the most important measure of a country’s success by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 Collective wellbeing more important than GDP, First Minister argues Sturgeon TED talk speech: “The goal...of economic policy should be collective wellbeing, how... Read more
Such a parcel o’ rogues 1 – Newsnet.scot by qwertyfan July 30, 2019 0 Bank of Scotland note of 1723 Part 1 By Russell Bruce With the state of the Union in a unholy... Read more
Boris Johnson leaves First Minister’s residence through back door to avoid protesters by qwertyfan July 29, 2019 0 “Lively” second independence referendum debate between the two leaders Johnson left by back door after being greeted with a chorus... Read more
Analysis: Boris and the Bomb – why Faslane is an apt place for the new PM’s first Scotland visit by qwertyfan July 29, 2019 0 Is there a more apt way for Boris to show ‘the ties that bind the UK’ than US-controlled weapons of mass destruction with... Read more
UK austerity blamed for people in Scotland dying earlier by qwertyfan July 29, 2019 0 UK austerity policy is shortening the lives of Scots, public health experts are warning – and unless urgent action is... Read more
Plaid Cymru make history by TAKING THE LEAD in a Welsh poll for the first time ever by qwertyfan July 29, 2019 0 Today's much-hyped Welsh poll from YouGov didn't disappoint: it shows Plaid Cymru taking the lead for the first time, and... Read more