Tweet Follow @RPJblog By Jason Michael IRISH POLITICS HAVE TAKEN a turn for the better in the last couple of years. England’s decision to leave the European Union and its rapid descent into social, political, and economic madness have effected a change in the Irish government that almost a hundred years of independence from England … Read more Make Scotland a Shelter
Scots middle earners could face more tax hikes after Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said he “sensed” there is further scope to increase rates. Ahead of setting out his budget next week, Mr Mackay faces calls from the IPPR Scotland think tank to freeze the threshold at which people begin to pay the higher rate of … Read more SNP signals further tax hikes for middle class Scotland – The Scotsman
The alleged racial abuse of Hearts player Clevid Dikamona during the Edinburgh derby was sickening. TV pictures showing a Hibs fan apparently shouting at the footballer were beamed into living rooms and pubs across the country. I’m pleased that both the club and the police have taken the incident very seriously. Whether the allegation is … Read more Scotland mustn’t kid itself abour racism – Kezia Dugdale – Edinburgh Evening News
Police Scotland figures on strip searches of women have been described as “alarming” and prompted calls for police chiefs to investigate. An analysis by The Ferret of Police Scotland stop and search data found that more women were strip searched outside a police station than inside a police station. The reverse was true for men. … Read more Call for review over Police Scotland strip searches of women
Health visitors in Scotland will be paid more than their counterparts in England and Wales. Health visitors in Scotland will now start on Band 7, with a starting salary of £33,222. In contrast, health visitor in England, Wales and Northern Ireland usually start at band 6, with starting salaries of around £28,050. Unions claim the … Read more Health visitors in Scotland to be paid Band 7
Should I be flattered? In a rare communication since his former boss tried to have me sacked, a BBC Reporting Scotland reporter has had a go at responding to my recent piece on how a BMA study undermines their agenda on NHS targets. Here’s the TuS report: Here’s one of Stewart’s three tweets in response: … Read more Should BBC Scotland’s Graham Stewart resign as state broadcaster misses 100% success in critical NHS target performance? – Talking-up Scotland
The issue of nuclear weapons and an independent Scotland is one of the most hotly contested questions concerning independence. The Scottish National Party has made its opposition to nuclear weapons a primary point in arguing the case for an independent state. The argument has usually been made in terms of SNP opposition to the renewal … Read more NATO and an Independent Scotland – Bella Caledonia
Despite losing a third of its MPs in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) still rules the roost in Scotland. And a warning shot sent to the Labour Party shows the SNP wants to keep it that way. With Scottish Labour reportedly on the rise, the SNP government has stressed its own left-wing credentials by … Read more The SNP just sent a warning shot to Labour in Scotland
A Debt Management Plan can be quite beneficial in paying off some of your longstanding debts and other financial obligations. However, you must be curious as to how long debt management plans last in total? The answer this question is easy: There is no definite schedule as to the duration of the Debt Management Plan. … Read more HOW LONG DO DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS LAST?
By Jason Michael DO YOU EVER GET THE FEELING there’s something not quite right about the news BBC Scotland presents? Imagine for a moment that we lived in Plato’s cave; with our backs to the mouth of the cave we can make sense of the world only by the shadows cast on the wall in … Read more Truman Show Scotland