Things aren’t going well for the new Labour government. The figures for the first quarter of their tenure of the economy say it is pretty much flatlining – growth of one tenth of one percent. Not good news for a crew whose only mantra…
Tomorrow the Court of Session in Edinburgh will begin a three-day deliberation on an application to stop the development of the Rosebank oilfield. The case, brought by two environmental charities, Uplift and Greenpeace, argues that the UK…
As the right-wing media go apoplectic about what they describe as the biggest tax rise in history its worth getting a sense of perspective on last week’s budget. Increasing the proportion of a country’s wealth spent in the public realm is…
“The smell of death is everywhere as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble. Missions to clear the bodies or provide humanitarian assistance are denied.” The words of Phillipe Lazzarini, the head of UNWRA last week,…
Shelter is one of the most basic human needs. But in our society a roof over your head is far from being an established right. When Holyrood gets back to work next week it has the chance to move things forwards. The new housing bill,…
I was in Westminster last week for only the second time since the election, avoiding the commute between our capitals being one of the major compensations for losing it. Meandering though the colonnades and corridors to make my lunch…