Tag Archives: choice
Democracy and What It Means To Me
A couple of years ago the President of the Federal Liberal Democrats posed a question to party members, “why did you join”. The obvious answer – “I was asked” was to be ignored. My response to that question is two … Continue reading
Democracy Max – Future of Scottish Democracy
With all this talk about “constitutional change”: House of Lords Reform; Referendum on Scottish separatism; greater Fiscal and Monetary Union in Europe, now would appear to be the time for people in Scotland to consider its democratic future. Scotland has … Continue reading
Will it be worth the paper?
I’m referring here to the Rio+20 meeting taking place right now. Is it just going to join all the other bits of paper that have failed to be implemented? The reason I ask is that its very difficult for 190 … Continue reading
We are the cause of overfishing
It is reckoned that if we continue to fish the seas at current rates of extraction, there will be none left by 2050. It can take many decades for a decimated fishery to recover. The number of fish allowed to … Continue reading
Scotland 2030: Elected Members – who do they represent?
Part of the discussion I had last Saturday revolved around electing people to public office all levels. How do you go about assessing who to vote for? What are their responsibilities? And who should they be paying attention to? One … Continue reading →