Month: April 2024
Jail sentence for Moray man (25) who choked partner until she lost consciousness
Moray Council spent over £1 million repairing potholes over past year
Minister quizzed after deadline missed for Berwick Bank wind farm
Shetland: World’s most ‘northerly distillery’ to open this year
Litter collected from Scottish islands recycled into plant pots
JPMorgan Chase bank opens doors of new office in Scottish city
Edinburgh: Safestay to open hostel on famous city centre street
Keir gets in a Saint George’s Day mix-up
Mark Perryman worries Keir Starmer doesn’t know his England from his Britain. Keir Starmer has taken it upon himself to celebrate Saint George’s Day by urging all Labour General Election candidates ‘with enthusiasm.’ Perhaps if Keir feels the need to ‘urge’ the enthusiasm of celebrating he’s missing the point of celebrating Saint George. I don’t […] Source
Climate and the immediate future of children; and the health of the elderly
The high-profile hostility to any kind of climate mitigation and ecological politics has been well-documented here. Sometimes its caught-up in the general waffle about the ‘culture wars’ and hatred of any progressive policy around gender or sexuality or identity, but sometimes its just outright incomprehension. Here Kevin McKenna writes (apparently in all seriousness) for the […] Source
High Court Refuses Solicitor General’s Application to Imprison Trudi Warner
In March 2023, Trudi held a sign outside Inner London Crown Court. She was arrested and charged with Contempt of Court. Today, the High Court refused the application to imprison her. Mr Justice Saini, presiding over the case, said: “The Solicitor General’s case does not disclose a reasonable basis for committal…It is fanciful to suggest […] Source
Wee Ginger Crowdfunder 2024
The turbulent river
The big story in Scottish politics today is the one that cannot really be commented on due to Scotland’s strict laws about contempt of court and not saying anything in public which might prejudice the outcome of criminal proceedings. Last week former SNP Chief Executive Peter Murrell, the husband of former…
When is a convention not a convention? When it’s a Sewel Convention
The fundamental plank of the devolution settlement is the Sewel Convention, which states that the Westminster government will not interfere with the powers of the Scottish Parliament or intrude upon devolved competencies without the consent of Holyrood. This convention is vital if devolution is to work in a British constitutional system…