New poll finds a quarter of Scots believe that devolution has been bad for Scotland. Given it’s delivered next to nothing to equip Scotland for the challenges of the 21st century but largely just feathered the nests of the political nomenclatura who’ve buried their beaks deep in the Holyrood trough with pay and perks they couldn’t hope to match without devolution, I’m surprised it’s not higher.
Thanks to the SNP, Scots across the country will be hit by a triple tax bombshell.
We will pay the highest income taxes in the UK, council tax will go up, and now you might even be taxed hundreds of pounds a year for taking your car to work.
It might not seem like it, but 2018 has been the best year in human history. Worldwide, there has never been less poverty or disease. And in UK, here's my take: https://t.co/TYW9boTp8z
NEW BLOGPOST: An Appreciation of Sir John Redwood...
"I've known @johnredwood for exactly 30 years... He is the sort of original thinker every political party needs, but usually doesn't pay enough attention to."
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EU’s apparent insistence on a ‘level playing field’ and full fishing rights in our waters as now shows its vulnerabilities and two of UK’s strongest negotiating cards, neither to be given away cheaply, if at all.
Blair: PM's choice between 'pointless and painful' Brexit https://t.co/U1qmBYEMeV via @BBCNews A little silence would be welcome from the man who surrendered one third of the UK budget rebate in 2005.
@KeohaneDan I don’t know what you mean by ‘best’ and ‘achieved more’. Speaking as an international lawyer, I think signing up to another entity’s laws in potential perpetuity is unique. I can think of no other example. Worth bearing in mind regardless of what one thinks of the alternatives.