ON NOVEMBER 8, a procession of veterans and families gathered at Glasgow’s Cenotaph to lay wreaths and honour those who have died in service. During this week of remembrance, the Scottish Secular Society has chosen controversy over respect and dignity, branding the Cenotaph as “non-inclusive” because of the Christian symbolism of the cross. Glasgow […]
Day: 10 November 2026
The Makerfield Test, marked by its voters and found wanting
IN JUNE, Andy Burnham stood in front of the cameras and promised a Makerfield Test. Nothing would be done to the country, he said, that the people of Makerfield would not stomach. The places Westminster had neglected would now get fairness. It was good copy. It was meant to be. A man who has spent his […]