Rishi Sunak’s anointing as Prime Minister’s a further hollowing out of democracy. It’s far more than simply the selection process which was tawdry enough. All the main parties are culpable, and the result’s that the public are disengaging from politics. And that’s the real worry for our democracy. Democracy is about participation, but we’ve gone from Johnson with an electoral… Read more »
Winter’s coming, the clocks are about to go back and there’s been a cold chill in the air. That’s normally just part of nature’s cycle. I’m one of those folks who happen to enjoy our seasons and for whom a perpetual summer sun has no allure. This year though with fuel costs going through the roof, it’s not a matter… Read more »
Well, what a week that was and what a farce the UK’s become. Of course, there should be an election, but turkeys don’t vote for Xmas and the mantra from whoever succeeds Truss will be that they need to stabilise the markets; despite it being them that crashed the economy. It’s why the push for independence is essential. This isn’t… Read more »
ALBA Depute Leader Kenny MacAskill will this evening (Tuesday) use a Commons Debate to slam the “robbery of Scotland’s rich energy bounty while half of all Scots households face fuel poverty this winter.” Mr MacAskill will use the debate to highlight that the Eastern Link undersea cable, a multi-billion pound infrastructure project – will transport 4 GigaWatt of electricity south, via high-voltage direct current subsea cables,… Read more »
Reacting today (Thursday) to the resignation of Liz Truss MP as Prime Minister ALBA Depute Leader and MP for East Lothian Kenny MacAskill said: “While no one in Scotland will shed a tear for the departure of the most right wing Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher it is utterly shameful that Tory MPs at Westminster will choose the next Prime Minister… Read more »
Within a matter of weeks, the UK has resembled a modern Ruritania, then endured a failed social and economic experiment and now’s facing imposition of severe austerity caused by it. Tax cuts for the wealthy may have gone but the price is being paid by the poor and homeowners through looming cuts in public services and rising interest rates. Its… Read more »
I was a toddler during the Cuban missile crisis. But I recall my parents telling me of the real fear that they had about nuclear war. Those fears were justified as at least twice only heroic refusals by individuals to follow orders stopped missile launches and President Kennedy’s adviser Dean Acheson later said that catastrophe was only avoided thanks to… Read more »
Heading back to London this week sees me writing this whilst travelling on the East Coast Main line. It’s my commute of choice, the journeys enjoyable and the ability to work’s helpful. There’s been some inconvenience with rail strikes and more to come. But I still support the workforce and believe that so do most of my fellow passengers. It’s… Read more »
MACASKILL TO INTRODUCE BILL TO ABOLISH HIGHER STANDARD CHARGES FOR PRE PAYMENT METER CUSTOMERS Kenny MacAskill MP, the ALBA MP for East Lothian will today (Wednesday) introduce a Ten Minute Rule Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters and Social Tariffs) Bill to abolish higher standing charges for pre-payment meter customers and to compel energy companies to introduce a social tariff as happens in… Read more »
Fuel poverty campaign groups Energy Action Scotland who work in Scotland and National Energy Action, who operate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Age Scotland who advocate and campaign on behalf of older people in Scotland are backing Kenny MacAskill MP’s Ten Minute Rule Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters and Social Tariffs) Bill to abolish higher standing charges for pre-payment meter customers and to compel energy companies to introduce… Read more »