THE fact that only 0.25 of those turning up at polling stations in last May’s elections hardly seems to be a useful measure of the impact of…
THE fact that only 0.25% of those turning up at polling stations in last May’s elections hardly seems to be a useful measure of the impact of voter ID when there is a non-participation rate of 30% or more.
Surely a committed democracy would be making an effort to encourage more of the missing 30% into the process rather than trying to push people out of it? That, of course, would entail politicians making some effort to engage the public with reasoned arguments rather than relying on soundbites about “GDP growth”, “tax burden” and “fiscal headroom”, without ever explaining exactly what these things mean for our daily lives and exactly how their policies are going to influence them.
The stupid idea that we can be defended by threatening other countries that we are prepared to kill millions of people with nuclear weapons if we don’t get our way is not a defence policy, it’s childish nonsense and dangerous. Just how low can the once great Labour Party sink?-rich Scotland during our transition to green energy is crazy. I understand the UK Government will be subsidising a new Ineos plant in Belgium. The UK seems intent on crippling Scotland’s economy.
In 1813, Norway was to be “gifted” as the spoils of war to Sweden, ending a 400-year union with Denmark. Whilst the “gifting” did proceed, Norway gained its global independence in 1912. What was significant for me was that this was the action of the Norwegian people who had jobs and businesses and were respected within the local communities. They were for sure not politicians.
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