WATCHING matters unfold since the FM’s announcement on Tuesday has been hugely satisfying for most independence supporters. I hope I can be forgiven for finding it particularly sweet. Two reasons. First, it’s gratifying as well as a relief that the strategy for which I have long advocated is now part of the Scottish Government’s plan.
AFTER years of huffing and puffing about the Human Rights Act (HRA) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Tories have published their bill to “repeal and replace” the former.
NOTWITHSTANDING the rejuvenation of the independence campaign by the Scottish Government, for me the highlight of the week was the success of the court action to stop the flight to Rwanda deporting asylum seekers.
AS is so often the case, one of the most powerful indictments of Boris Johnson this week came from a former friend and ally, the well-respected Tory MP Jesse Norman.
I AM writing this column in Oxford where I have spent the last two days attending the celebrations surrounding a dear friend’s inaugural professorial lecture. It has been challenging for me because she is a social scientist working in the field of public health, which is outside of my professional comfort zone, but that is no bad thing. In fact, it has been a salutary reminder of the need for politicians to be humble and listen to people who know what they are talking about.
NO-ONE could really have been surprised at the brazen brass neck of the Tories in choosing yesterday to make their long-overdue statement of measures and series of U-turns to address the cost of living crisis.
SO, this was the week that Boris Johnson finally admitted his oven-ready Brexit deal was nothing of the sort.
IT is hard to identify the lowlight of the debate on the Queen’s Speech in Parliament this week. Apparently, it’s because they don’t know how to cook or budget.
WESTMINSTER is currently prorogued (legally this time) as we await the start of a new parliamentary session next week...
ELON Musk’s takeover of Twitter has prompted renewed debate about free speech and how Twitter moderates its content. Musk has described himself as a “free speech absolutist”, leading to concerns that Twitter could become a forum used by criminals, bots and others for nefarious purposes and to incite hatred and violence. This would not be desirable.
