Rishi Sunak described the Horizon scandal as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in UK history. But it’s much more and much worse than that. It’s a corporate cover-up with major businesses culpable of seeking to bury the little guy, doubtless to protect professional reputations and commercial profits. I had listened to exchanges in the Commons, yet the TV… Read more »
The Horizon scandal rightly dominated the parliamentary agenda last week. To be fair progress is being made but much more rests to be done. It’s right that there should be legislation to exculpate those wrongly convicted. Those wronged individuals shouldn’t have to go through a complicated and perhaps painful process to prove their innocence. Besides sadly some aren’t here to… Read more »
MacAskill: “It’s ceasefire not war that’s needed”. Alba Party Depute leader Kenny MacAskill MP has condemned the UK Government’s decision to launch military action in Yemen. The US and the UK have carried out military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, raising fears of a broader escalation of the conflict in the region. Alba Party’s Kenny MacAskill MP has said… Read more »
Debate on the potential, if not likely, closure of Grangemouth Refinery has been muted or sanguine at best. Of course, it’s not yet confirmed but the risk is great, and the consequences are huge. At its heart is whether Scotland wishes to develop its industrial base, even one transitioning from carbon, or whether it is to be left akin to… Read more »
A Guid New Year to all. I hope folk had an enjoyable break. There are many problems in our world but there’s much to look forward to and we can make this a better world. Along with many others I watched the TV programme over the festive break on the Royal Mail Horizon scandal. I had known about the scandal… Read more »
Amidst the travails of a beleaguered Scottish Government, the United Kingdom’s weakness and dysfunctionality shouldn’t be forgotten. Britain’s gotten poorer, Scotland’s been forgotten, despite the Vow from 2014, and the UKs international reputation goes from bad to worse. Unionist boasts of “Britain; a force for good” echo pathetically as the country becomes not just more isolated but despised. It wasn’t… Read more »
As a supporter of progressive taxation and wealth taxes, you’d have thought I’d be impressed by the Scottish Government’s Budget. After all, I believe in the social contract of universal benefits paid for out of general and progressive taxation. All paying in, all drawing out. To those who say they don’t have kids, aren’t sick or elderly, we don’t live as… Read more »
Season’s greetings. We may even have a White Christmas though that brings issues for some, as well as pleasure for many. But I hope all have as good a Christmas and New Year as they can and be surrounded by family and friends. It has been hard for many this year but it’s an opportunity to relax, meet and share… Read more »
Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and for children it can be truly magical for them. However, for far too many youngsters in East Lothian it’ll be far from what it should be and the pressure upon their parents to try and provide for them will be severe. Yet it’s such a delight to see pleasure on… Read more »
Recently I asked Kemi Badenoch, the Business Secretary, whose remit also covers women and equalities, about police forces routinely recording sex offenders not by sex at birth but gender, whether with a gender recognition certificate or just self-identifying. That skews criminal justice data with the absurdity of females recorded as rapists. It’s highly damaging for policymaking where accurate information’s critical…. Read more »