The BBC Is Totally Independent From the State – But Is It? By the 1960s political vetting was so well entrenched that BBC interviews were resembling Civil Service selection boards. At one time, (according to former senior BBC executive Stuart Hood,) “a Civil Service Commissioner even attended the interviews.” Hood recalls the selection […]
EU Parliament backs TTIP resolution Despite vocal criticism, the EU Parliament has approved a non-binding resolution on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, bridging a gap in protracted negotiations on the secretive trade pact between the EU and the US. The resolution was approved by the majority of the parliament with 436 […]
Francesca Osowska Scottish Affairs Committee Meeting – 2015 – Scottish Office – Financial matters – Francesca Osowska OBE, Director, Scotland Office, and Michael Chalmers, Director and Solicitor to the Advocate General in attendance Chair: Welcome to the Scottish Affairs Committee; we are very grateful for you both coming along today. If […]
Brian Spanner1 https://twitter.com/brianspanner1 This little white dog (LWD) never understood why it was the one who had to go to the groomer. (submitted by Carl) April 27th, 2010 http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2010/04/27/sns-mans-bff-2/ Brian says: LWD does that stand for Little White Dog or Lonely White Dude? Is Brian this Person? LairdBrian McSpanner […]
Denis Winston Healey, politician, born 30 August 1917; died 3 October 2015 Denis was the best Prime Minister the UK never had. The aptly titled “Iron Chancellor” (1974 to 1979) rescued the UK from financial disaster on a scale mirroring the recent Greek fiasco. As with Greece and the EU, the International […]
21 February 2016: Budget 2016 – Former Pensions minister warns Tory’s will drop a £4Billion Tax bombshell with pensions overhaul A former pensions minister warned that the Tory chancellor is planning to drop a £4bn “extra tax bombshell” in next month’s Budget by getting rid of the so-called tax-free lump sum. The retired politician who […]
#NowScotland @NowScotlandNow Chair of LSE unit claiming independence would make Scotland “poorer” is none other than Sir Nick Macpherson, the Treasury boss in 2014 who broke civil service impartiality to publish papers attacking Yes side. pic.twitter.com/ZUAiIhckLM — George Kerevan (@GeorgeKerevan) February 4, 2021 Treasury Mandarin, Sir Nick MacPherson Changes His Tune – Scotland […]
Mandelson’s favourite “son” The Labour Party – Power Play Mandelson and Blair to Make their Move Events are unfolding and it is clear the move against Corbyn has been planned for some time. The “Brexit” success in the referendum is claimed as the catalyst for change since Corbyn’s performance had been […]
The 2015 General Election cleared 40 deadbeat Labour M.P.’s from Westminster – what does the future hold for Labour The Labour Party post the 2015 General Election are in turmoil. The party is hopelessly split into a number of groups each pursuing widely differing agendas. The party is not known for exercising […]
The Progress Network – Labours Progressives – The Party Within a Party The Labour Party in Scotland will be seeking the support of the Scottish electorate in a few weeks time. The party motto “Unity is Strength” will no doubt feature in their propaganda leaflets, biased press, television and speeches. But Scots […]
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