During a meeting in Whitehall last week, a senior Home Office official actually said: “We look upon Scotland as the ultimate laboratory.” It’s absolutely gob-smacking. Go to Source Author: read more
Scotland didn’t vote for Brexit. If the UK is to leave the EU, it is vital that the impact on you and your family is at the heart of the process. Go to Source Author: read more
This week’s selection comes from Jonnie Robinson, Lead Curator of Spoken English. The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (Peter and Iona Opie, 1959) lists numerous regional variants for ‘truce terms’ – the code word used to withdraw briefly from a pla… read more
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL – WEEKLY ROAD REPORTREPORT FOR WEST END WARD – WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 2 APRIL 2018South Union Street/South Marketgait at Dundee Railway Station – northbound nearside lane closure from 9.30am for 6 weeks for footway works.Glamis Road… read more
Last Wednesday night I spoke to the Bruges Group about Brexit at their request. There was widespread concern about the role of the civil service in the Brexit negotiations. Our constitutional theory is clear. Ministers decide, civil servants advise. C… read more