It’s been difficult to miss the media frenzy regarding RAAC (Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete). In the latest development, the Government have announced that over 100 schools and colleges are set to close over the coming weeks as the fear of collapsing buildings starts to take hold. This comes several days after it suddenly emerged that […]
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Thousand’s have backed a petition calling for a U-turn on a decision by The University of Chichester to pull the plug on its flagship African history course without consultation from its teaching staff or students. Whilst the petition has some legitimate concerns, namely Professor Adi and his staff not being consulted and the fact that
Britain’s first black history professor and the course leader faces redundancy. Read More »
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has rightfully been mocked for hypocrisy over the expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone. While the party supported the tariff expansion across London, Davey has requested an exemption for his constituency. He wrote a letter to Sadiq Khan raising concerns to the major about the impact of the expansion, saying
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The call of Mel Gibson, “They’ll never take our freedom!” The Independence lot ran with this sort of thing for years, cringing and desperately. And this past weekend, Saturday the 2nd of September, they broke out the next level of cringe, a Believe in Scotland march in Edinburgh—a day of photos, speeches, and all manner
Freedom!!! (within the EU) Read More »
Democracy is our greatest value. That’s what we are constantly told anyway. This value, where the people get a say in how their nation is run, is supposed to be the cornerstone of our culture. We have sent men to die in foreign lands for this value. It’s something we have invaded other nations to
Once in a while, we see a glimmer of common sense come from the Conservative Party. On this occasion, it came from the London mayoral candidate Susan Hall. She sparked a heated debate by suggesting that the iconic Notting Hill Carnival should be relocated to a different venue. I would say that the Carnival needs
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The Scottish Government has been asked to intervene after a North Lanarkshire Council held a secret meeting to award a £ 1.4 billion contract to a firm that has a board member as a councillor.The council held a meeting in private where officials voted on plans to award the Mears group a housing, repair and
Council awards £1.4 billion contract as board member votes on the deal. Read More »
India has become the first nation to land on the moon’s south pole successfully. Until now, only China, Russia and the USA have touched down an earth satellite. It’s thought the south pole’s rugged landscape contains water in the form of ice that could support a future base on the moon, allowing astronauts and scientists
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Our application was submitted on 8th May. It has taken until 16th August for us to receive any response; that’s 100 days. Applications that have been rejected but are awaiting resubmission are always marked as ‘incomplete’ on their website, which is a bit of a misnomer as ours certainly was complete. In our last update
Electoral Commission – analysis and response Read More »
The employment tribunal hearing for Scotland’s first-period dignity officer will start next March and could last ten weeks. Jason Grant’s appointment sparked worldwide controversy last year, with critics saying the position should have gone to a woman. However, Mr Grant’s role was created to ensure the legal right to free period products in public places.
Period dignity offer goes to court. Read More »
