MOMENTS after the SNP announced Councillor Drew Hendry as their General Election candidate for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gave an interview to local newspaper, The Inverness Courier, announcing a £300 million ‘city deal’ to save his Liberal Democrat colleague from wipe-out. Lib Dem and Chief Secretary to the Treasury…
Month: January 2015
SNP on track to derail North Lib Dem
The SNP last night announced that their members have selected Dr Paul Monaghan to fight the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross seat in this year’s General Election. The North seat has been “neglected” for many years by incumbent Liberal Democrat MP John Thurso says Monaghan – dubbed a “first class SNP candidate” by Highland Council member…
This is Not a Democracy
Caroline Lucas inadvertently destroys the case for us being #BetterTogether. The case for a new Scotland (not discussed here) is, as I’m sure most will agree, fundamentally about democracy. This is where we need to look at ourselves and ask what a democracy really is. We have been told that America is the world’s greatest…
Spanish Fascinated by Scotland
As a Scot who lives and works in Spain I can tell you that the eyes of the world are on Scotland. It is something that I am asked about frequently and as I can provide a meaningful and realistic insight into the matter I find that the fascination escalates. The picture presented to the…