Tom Griffin (London, OK): Today's Scotsman reports on the dramatic impact which the credit crunch is having in Edinburgh:
Morale is said to have fallen to an "
Tom Griffin (London, OK): The Glenrothes by-election is set to go ahead on Thursday, 6th November. The timing is not a surprise, as with a US presidential election on the
Tom Griffin (London, OK): Over at Comment is Free, OurKingdom founder Anthony Barnett reflects on the lessons of the 42 day debacle:
There is an authoritarian cancer in the British
Tom Griffin (London, OK):With the Counter Terrorism Bill due to resume its passage though Parliament this week, Amnesty has launched a new petition against the provision to extend detention
Tom Griffin (London, OK): The security services are pushing for a massive expansion of electronic surveillance in the UK, in the face of opposition from the Treasury and the Cabinet
Tom Griffin (London, OK): The Guardian's profile suggests Sir Ian Blair was a tragic figure, a reformist laid low by his own flaws. He certainly wasn't
Tom Griffin (London, OK): The European Commission has this week released the findings of a new report, which will form the basis of EU policy on preventing violent radicalisation.
The
Tom Griffin (London, OK): It was as, as Janet Daley notes, a very traditional Conservative speech, and one which paid due obeisance to the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
Yet David
Tom Griffin (London, OK): With the House of Lords set to vote on 42 day detention later this month, the Council of Europe has today raised a number of concerns
Tom Griffin (London, OK): Lord Trimble seems to have caused some jitters in the Ulster Unionist Party with his suggestion that the Conservatives will fight every seat in the UK
Tom Griffin (London, OK): Northern Ireland is to abolish prescription charges from 2010, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey of the UUP announced today. The move will follow a reduction to £3
Tom Griffin (London, OK): Over at Comment is Free, Labour MP Jon Cruddas argues that the Conservatives' emphasis on fixing Britain's 'broken society' is at