Day: 12 October 2026

Scotland’s Parliament would rather ban the debate than the burqa

Scotland’s Parliament would rather ban the debate than the burqa Woman in a burqa in front of Holyrood

ON THURSDAY EVENING THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT held its last members’ business debate of the week. Thomas Kerr had lodged a motion on face coverings in public places. He thanked Stephen Kerr for supporting it, allowing the chamber could hear an argument many of us believe is overdue. The gratitude was sincere because without that support […]

Burnham must get off the Tik-Tok and urgently approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields

Burnham must get off the Tik-Tok and urgently approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea

QUITE WHAT A BY-ELECTION IN CENTRAL LONDON has to do with Andy Burnham’s so-called pragmatic energy policy is still not clear to me. But either way, now that it is over, it is time for the PM to get back to the day job and start tackling Britain’s energy and industrial crisis. And that needs […]