This is not a history lesson, more an observation. As we approach the 2015 General Election in the UK I find myself in a quandary. It seems like that either Conservatives or Labour will for the next UK Government but it is highly unlikely this will be a majority Government. It may be a minority Government or another coalition. That…
Month: January 2015
Don’t Labour over the minimum wage
Labour love to self congratulate on their management of the National Minimum Wage or as some prefer to call it the ‘poverty trap’. All three UK parties toy around with the National Minimum Wage and the Living Wage. They suggest the differential should be broken down. They labour over the impact this may have on business and business competitiveness. So,…
Dae’s yer telt
The West Lothian Question or more specifically whether or not SNP MPs should be allowed to vote on matters that affect only the English people comes into focus again. There are a number of very obvious points. Factoid: For the Labour Party this is a sacred cow. Without Labour MPs from the Scottish region (and here I am using Labour…
Imagineering
2015, the start of a new year. This year may not seem to have the same potential as 2014 because we don’t have an independence referendum scheduled. However, 2015 can and will be every bit as interesting – maybe even more so. Of course, we could have achieved independence for Scotland with a simple cross in a box – but…