The national archive has released official papers which suggested Tony Blair was considering sending asylum seekers to the Isle of Mull to help drive down the numbers entering the UK. The papers released under the 20-year rule said that a top aide to the former prime minister considered this a “nuclear option” for tackling the […]
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As 2023 draws to a close, we’re pleased to end the year with some positive news, which bodes well for 2024. A hotel housing asylum seekers in Standish has closed three months earlier than planned. Kiley Court Hotel in Wigan was only designated as a spot to house migrants in August, but uproar from local
Hotel to start removing asylum seekers three months earlier than planned. Read More »
Completing the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness has been delayed by over ten years until 2035. Scottish Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan said a new rolling programme of improvements was “achievable” and there would be “no let up” in the work. However, opposition MSPs said communities had been waiting since SNP manifesto commitments
Here’s a quick test: if you were a city council leader, how would you manage your spending across said council? Take some time to think, and don’t worry, there’s no definitive answer. You could adopt a policy of meritocracy, ensuring that the best person was appointed to each job, offsetting the loss of time and
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has expressed her frustrations as home secretary. Now freed from the restrictions of high office, Braverman reveals that she has been fighting a series of behind-the-scenes battles on key policies since her appointment last year – and not only those directly relating to the work of the Home Office. She
Braverman admits multiculturalism has failed. Read More »
A letter which is said to show Lord Nelson was a racist supporter of slavery is forged, according to the author of a new book. Chris Brett, the chairman of the Nelson Society, contends the letter was the work of opponents of the abolition of the slave trade who wanted to use the reputation of the
Nelson’s letter supporting slavery was a Forgery. Read More »
The SNP Finance Secretary, Shona Robison, confirmed that the Scottish Government was going to slash £30m from the mental health budget In the coming year at a time when Scotland is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, especially among our young people. The SNP are looking at making cuts of up to £680 million from
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A mum whose daughter was beaten up at school has said that social media has helped fuel violence in schools. Vicky Donald stated that in the aftermath of her daughter Kaylynn’s attack, the youngster got so fed up with seeing it on social media she stopped using her phone. Mrs Donald went on to say
Phones exasperate bullying at schools. Read More »
It almost feels like flogging a dead horse when writing about the migrant crisis. Such is the extent that we’ve covered the topic. But such a problem warrants continual attention, especially when we get headlines like the above. Surprisingly, it’s the BBC who have broken this story, who are usually less than candid on the
Almost 300 migrants crossed the English Channel in one day. Read More »
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) rankings for 2022, which showed Scotland’s performance in maths, reading and science has declined since 2018. Scotland’s average reading score was 493 – higher than the OECD average but a fall of 11 points from the 2018 score of 504.
A new OECD Education report shows SNP continuing to fail Scotland’s children. Read More »
