Let the crisis begin | The UK-Scotland Supreme Court case.
The UK-Scotland Supreme Court case may prove to be the beginning of a major constitutional crisis.
The UK-Scotland Supreme Court case may prove to be the beginning of a major constitutional crisis.
Brexit Minister, David Davis, just confirmed what many of us already know. The meaningful Brexit vote in Parliament will have no power to stop Brexit.
I don’t know about you, but the cost of refurbishing Westminster seems a bit over the top to me. Here is a list of better uses for that type of cash.
These 111 powers should automatically default to Scotland post-Brexit. However, the UK government intends to change the law in order to grab them.
by R J Hainey · Published September 20, 2017 · Last modified October 5, 2017
In the latest film by Phantom Power, George Reid and Alan Bissett discuss the precarious situation Scotland currently finds itself in post-Brexit vote.
Recommended / Scotland out of the EU
by R J Hainey · Published September 7, 2017 · Last modified November 29, 2017
The Law Society of Scotland confirms that the EU (Withdrawal) Bill will remove legislative competences from Scotland. But they point out ways to avoid this.
Not sure how they missed the publication of the Great Repeal Bill but we can assure STV that Holyrood won’t automatically get EU powers after Brexit
by R J Hainey · Published September 26, 2016 · Last modified January 10, 2017
The Express managed to change a story about Scottish MP’s saving money into an SNP bad story. A fact that reflects badly on the intelligence of its readers
Scottish Politics / UK Politics
by R J Hainey · Published September 18, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2016
Although interesting, today’s smug and self aggrandising leader by Murry Foote of the Daily Record really highlights some of what is wrong with the functioning of the UK state. It tells the story of how the...
2015 General Election / UK Politics
by R J Hainey · Published May 5, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2016
The side that won the referendum campaign last year argued that we were Better Together, that all of the areas of the UK have their strengths and weaknesses and that by ‘pooling and sharing’ our resources...
Another week and another scandal has emerged involving Members of Parliament. Two former foreign secretaries, Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind, have been caught out trying to sell influence to a fictitious Chinese firm. The list of political...
2015 General Election / Scottish Politics
by autonomyscotland · Published January 30, 2015 · Last modified January 9, 2016
We have spoken about New Labour spin previously on this blog. However, referring to the speedy implementation of the new Scotland Bill as Home Rule really takes the biscuit. The question is, will this deliberate misuse...
Editor's Choice / Scottish Independence / Scottish Politics
by R J Hainey · Published November 27, 2014 · Last modified June 22, 2017
A vow that doesn’t actually promise anything can never deliver nor can it fail to deliver. The last ditch announcement was so vague that regardless of what was unveiled today, the Smith commission could be heralded...
Scottish Labour / Scottish Politics
by R J Hainey · Published October 30, 2014 · Last modified January 10, 2016
The revelation that Jim Murphy is favourite to take over as the leader of Scottish Labour is great news for the Yes Coalition. It will increase the movement’s chances of decimating Labour in May and shows...
All this gibberish a few years back from David Cameron about Big Society seems to be coming to fruition in a way which would horrify him. People all over Scotland have come together in the last...
by autonomyscotland · Published September 9, 2014 · Last modified January 11, 2016
It is impossible for anyone connected to the No Thanks campaign to finish a sentence without uttering the phrase Pooling And Sharing. This must be done in the hope that if the public hear it enough...