£2m cost of Scotland’s peers sparks call for reforms | The Ferret by qwertyfan January 20, 2019 0 Peers living in Scotland have claimed more than £2.1 million from taxpayers over 12 months, up 16 per cent on ...
Is there any more ridiculous sight than a Tory commentator using a dud poll to weave a world of illusion in which the “precious Union” is safe? by qwertyfan April 6, 2019 0 So just a quick postscript to the previous post about the ludicrous misreporting of the independence figures from the Progress ...
The temple of doom by qwertyfan January 20, 2019 0 It’s being reported today (Sunday) that the British Government finds it “extremely concerning” that MPs are trying to delay Article ...
‘There were no infant Lenins or Trotskys’: Interview with Owen Dudley Edwards on Red Clydeside and its legacy by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 CommonSpace speaks to the noted historian about a pivotal moment in Scotland’s history 100 YEARS ago today, some 20,000 striking ...
Fife arms firm wines and dines UK ministers | The Ferret by qwertyfan January 21, 2019 0 A US arms firm based in Fife has held 84 meetings with the UK government since the Tories came to ...
Yes Rutherglen Indyref2 panel – Newsnet.scot by qwertyfan April 7, 2019 0 The panel answers questions from a packed audience at the Glencairn Centre. Yes Rutherglen and Cambuslang held a Question Time-styled ...
Living in a 1970s concept album by qwertyfan January 21, 2019 0 Meet the new plan, the same as the old plan. Even though the Prime Minister has been utterly humiliated, she ...
Robin McAlpine: This is a chance for Holyrood to be better than Westminster – so why isn’t it happening? by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says compromise to agree a Scottish Budget would be a great signal that Scotland still ...
England’s Brexit logjam and Broken Britain – Newsnet.scot by qwertyfan January 21, 2019 0 BBC Question Time Derby By Russell Bruce Two things last week sent me thinking about the paralysis affecting the English ...
Remember: if the UK and EU can’t reach agreement on the length or purpose of an extension, No Deal next month remains the default outcome, regardless of how parliament votes by qwertyfan February 26, 2019 0 As ever, trying to tease out Theresa May's real objective is the riddle at the heart of this latest Brexit ...