Category Archives: political
Disillusioned and Disappointed
I have become disappointed and disillusioned with politics at several levels. At national level politicians are not willing to answer straight questions, the ones that require yes/no answers when the interviewer asks one. They try and avoid the question, give … Continue reading
Why are we still using GDP?
For more than 70 years our economic system has been using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the yardstick measurement of our economy. This yardstick measures only economic activity. It was meant to help reduce poverty using “trickle down” economics. But … Continue reading
UK Elections Bill – Pros and Cons
The recently published Elections Bill in the UK Parliament is an attempt to rig our electoral system to favour the Conservative & Unionist Party. It will makes changes to the administration and conduct of elections with the stated aim of … Continue reading
UK Government Failing to engage with a “Global Britain”
International affairs are framed as a choice between a country and the rest of the world. This is Nonsense. Diplomatic failures to resolve problems over many years have created real challenges: of low wages; economic decline; environmental damage and political … Continue reading
Voter ID for Voting?
The UK Government is proposing to make people use Photo ID at polling stations in future elections. This would require Councils, as the electoral body responsible for organising elections, to issue millions of identity cards. However millions of people do … Continue reading
Did an election really take place yesterday????
I have been involved in elections for the last few years as a member of a local party campaign team and an election agent. This year I have not been and it feels strange, it feels as though an election … Continue reading
Health services to be in local communities
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has set out plans to increase the range of healthcare, diagnosis and treatment in local communities with more services delivered through pharmacies and GP surgeries. The party says that super-specialisation and centralisation of health … Continue reading
Raise the starting age for formal education
Scottish Liberal Democrats will include in their manifesto a commitment to raise the starting age for formal schooling to 7, transforming how children learn in what is currently P1 and P2. The longer early years phase will still be mandatory … Continue reading
Plan to boost teaching
The Scottish Liberal Democrats want to boost teaching and will include the following in their manifesto: More in-class support to help every child reach their potential; A guaranteed job for every teacher for smaller class sizes; An end to the … Continue reading
Plan to Fix Social Care
The Scottish Liberal Democrat will include in their manifesto new proposals for the future of adult social care. These proposals include: The setting of national care service standards with funding put in place to meet those standards; Scrapping charges for … Continue reading
