The public will be “outraged” if former health secretary Michael Matheson accepts a severance payment of almost £13,000, Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Tories, has said. Mr Matheson resigned from the Scottish Government role on the 8th of February following months of scrutiny over his parliamentary iPad bill of almost £11,000. He racked up […]
SNP Minister who quit over iPad scandal urged to refuse payout. Read More »
For years now, there have been calls from many, especially among concerned parents whose children spend hours every day glued to the screens of their phones or other devices, for stricter controls on children’s access to social media and the internet. The debate in the UK has gained impetus in recent days after Esther Ghey,
Mounting Calls for a ban on the use of social media for children under 16 Read More »
It’s been a while since we’ve reported on the scourge of solar farm planning, but I don’t think the problem has disappeared. This time, it’s reared its ugly head in Lincolnshire. AUK Energy proposed a solar farm spanning 80 hectares of farmland north of Roman Bank in Holbeach, categorised as the “best and most versatile
Lincolnshire locals thwart more solar farms. Read More »
For reasons that are becoming increasingly difficult to fathom, Nottingham is considered to be a tourist hotspot, generally receiving the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. From a historical perspective, you could see why some unwitting tourists might place it relatively high on their bucket
Welcome to Nottingham: machete capital of the East Midlands Read More »
“Today, our activists delivered over 400 of our #DundeeNeglect leaflets. Our public services have been underfunded for too long, and our communities have been ignored by establishment politicians who are only too happy to make big promises come election season but always fail to deliver when in office. Our elected representatives like Chris Law and
#DundeeNeglect leaflets. Read More »
After being informed that his local council had stopped collecting rubbish, leaving litter to blow all over a popular park, one of our activists decided to head out and clean it up himself. A crucial aspect of community politics is about setting an example for a people whom the incompetence of successive governments has left
The local council had stopped collecting rubbish. Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to outlaw all forms of conversion therapy if Labour wins the election. The Labour leader said his ban would be “trans-inclusive”, meaning it would ban attempts to change someone’s gender identity as well as their sexuality through conversion therapy. The Tories have promised to ban practices that attempt to change a person’s sexuality
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In January, we reported on Valdo Calocane, the Nottingham murderer, having his pleas for manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility accepted by the prosecution. We are now able to provide an update to the story, as it seems several watchdogs and government offices are just as miffed as we are regarding the mishaps of
Multiple investigations into Calocane case Read More »
The EU has urged legislators and policymakers to abandon ‘gendered language’ including “no man’s land”. Bureaucrats say the WWI phrase should be replaced with “unclaimed territory”, while “Joe Public” should instead be “average citizen”. A 61-page document compiled by the European Institute for Gender Equality outlines offending language and provides alternatives. Titled a “Toolkit on
EU Institute calls for an end to the use of Gendered Language. Read More »
Some leading universities are using recruitment agents to offer places to overseas students with significantly lower grades than UK applicants, it was reported on Saturday. An undercover investigation by The Sunday Times found that 15 Russell Group universities offered one-year “pathway” courses, or foundation programmes, which the newspaper said provided privileged access to competitive degree courses. It
Top British Universities offer places to foreign students with lower grades. Read More »
