Scottish Parliament passes Home Owner and Debtor Protection Bill
The issue of home repossessions is complex and vexed. In the last week week there was a bit of a media storm when the UK Housing Minister, John Healey, told Victoria Derbyshire on Radio Five Live that...
View ArticleWestminster: three snouts suspended from the trough
It was announced around 10.00pm this evening that Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon have been suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party.The three former Labour Government Cabinet...
View ArticleSo it is to be an ‘in or out’ EU referendum – with imponderables
If you can believe a word they say – and both Labour and the Tories now have form in reneging on unequivocal promises to hold referenda on EU matters – the Prime Minister this morning promised an ‘in...
View ArticleThe return of the undead
This is a week where the dead and the undead are colonising the headlines.This morning’s nationals 12th April] were full of sonorous warnings to Labour Leader, Ed Milliband from characters from the...
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