"Since 1999 of the roughly 4 million people registered to vote, those actually voting averaged out at around 2.2million. That’s a difference of 1.8 million – meet the Absent Voters." George Thorley makes the case for an active, participating democracy (on behalf of of The Mercat Group* of former Council CEOs/Parliamentary Returning Officers)* Register to vote by 20 April. … [Read more...] about And the winner is…The Absent Voters Party
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‘Epic Fury’ suffering continues even if Trump invents an end to his illegal war
Protect the Red Cross emblem. Enable Red Cross teams to save lives under international humanitarian law as US-Israel 'Epic Fury' recklessness spreads across the Middle East, and beyond. Sceptical Scot is sharing this urgent message from Gabriel Karlsson, British Red Cross Middle East Country Cluster manager, speaking from Beirut. The message repeated as Karlsson tracks the … [Read more...] about ‘Epic Fury’ suffering continues even if Trump invents an end to his illegal war
Global food insecurity: another dividend from Trump’s war of choice
Oil powers cars. Nitrogen powers crops. If the strait of Hormuz closes, the most consequential price may not be Brent crude but the cost of feeding the world." In The Conversation authors Nima Shokri and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni highlight yet another unintended consequence of the chaos spiralling from US and Israeli attack on Iran: fertiliser shock. '"Tehran is moving … [Read more...] about Global food insecurity: another dividend from Trump’s war of choice
Business anticipates uneasy start to 2026
Higher costs, lower employment, reluctance to invest – Sanjam Suri and Josh Hampson find a persistently gloomy outlook among Scottish business in the latest survey by Fraser of Allander. But does AI produce a glimmer of light on the horizon? Business confidence in Scotland remains weak, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute’s Scottish Business Monitor with firms … [Read more...] about Business anticipates uneasy start to 2026
