Hello, and welcome to this week’s roundup! I simply have to start with Clairwil’s mammoth but excellent post on the subject of poverty and education. Well worth a read. SNP councillor Jahangir Hanif was suspended by his party this week after the Evening Times published photographs of him firing a Kalashnikov while holidaying in Pakistan. […]
A marital row over fiscal autonomy and costs, costs, costs
Hello, and welcome to this week’s roundup! Like Will and Richard, I have to comment on the fact that the silly season has been very kind to us here. August has come and gone, but politics has seemingly carried on as normal. This week’s big story concerns an event that happened several weeks ago but […]
A national hero is born in the aftermath of the Glasgow Airport terrorist attack
There is only one place to start this week. The attack on Glasgow Airport last week saw the birth of a new hero for our nation: baggage handler turned nemesis of blazing terrorists, the fearless John Smeaton. John Smeaton clearly struck a chord with many, as you can see with the phenomenally popular blog dedicated […]