As the appeal proceedings got underway today, observers will have noticed that a number of interested parties have intervened in the case, including the Lord Advocate (James Wolffe QC), the Scottish Government’s principal legal adviser and the senior Scottish Law Officer. The Lord Advocate sought...
What is a bidet, how do you use one, and why do you find them in hotel rooms and homes? They may somewhat resemble a toilet, but they are only used for cleaning yourself. Do not use a bidet as if it were a toilet! I was very startled to hear the following from someone who has...
3 April, 2024 The Scottish government has initiated a consultation regarding the prohibition of colony cages, alternatively termed as "enriched cages," utilized for hens in egg production. These replaced the previous barren cages in 2012. Battery cages for birds were outlawed in the UK in the sa...
"Following the government's budget, ministers made clear that to secure national funding for key transport projects in the future, TfL Tube and rail fares would need to increase in line with national rail fares." A DfT spokesperson said: "Transport in London is devolved and deci...
Scotland’s Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, delivered a Scottish Budget with the main objective to “protect what matters most.” He outlined his tax and spending plans for the country for 2019-20 under the shadow of what he described as “the UK Govern
We’ll find out more about the government’s tax and spending plans in the Budget on Wednesday 30th October. New Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has indicated some taxes will have to be raised while reiterating that VAT, National Insurance and Income Tax would not be increased. Pre-election pledg...
SO that's all right, then. Everything in Scotland is hunky-dory. Tony Blair says so. If the...By BrownTom
The unravelling of the Scottish National party Reform’s success is not the real story of the by-elections SNP backs revised plan for Scottish independence referendum Britain’s tiny Tea Party casts a big shadow Scotland’s incoming first minister has a daunting in-tray ...
Command-based economiesdepend on a central government that controls the production levels, pricing, and distribution of goods. In such a system, the government owns industries deemed essential on behalf of the consumers who use them. Competition among companies is discouraged or banned. Prices are ...
The Scottish economistAdam Smithwas one of the first to question the wisdom of this arrangement. His "Wealth of Nations" was published in 1776, the same year Britain's American colonies declared independence in response to high taxes and restrictive trade arrangements.9 ...