Doree Lewak on the 17 year old from New York who solved a family mystery on a recent visit to Auschwitz: "While touring an exhibit of children's artwork at the notorious death camp,17-year-old Bronx native, Yuval, made a shocking discovery amid the drawings of guards with guns and trains. Alongside the artwork, he noticed the name of his grandfather's brother, 13-year-old Freddy Popper, whose fate was lost to his family - and history." "Wilkie is talking about something that has become an increasing refrain in Western capitals - that Ukraine's military difficulties are not down to a lack of Western ...
Alex Cole-Hamilton announced today that Lib Dem MSPs would support the SNP's budget next week. This does not in any way mean that we've suddenly become fans of the SNP Government but it does mean that we've managed to get some measures put in the budget to repair the damage they have done to Scottish public services rather than wait for their likely defeat in the elections in 2026. Since Labour announced in early January that they would abstain on the Budget, any chance of bringing the Government down and forcing an election disappeared. They got absolutely nothing for getting ...
I fear it may be an exaggeration, but that's the headline on the Alba Party press release on the Holyrood budget negotiations. The release quotes that party's acting leader, Kenny MacAskill: "Without a strong independence party in opposition at Holyrood, the SNP will continue to be held hostage in negotiations with the Liberal Democrats and other unionist parties. Thus keeping Independence firmly on the back burner. "This emphasises the need for Independence supporters to use the list ballot at the next Scottish Parliament election to rally behind the Alba Party. "A strong contingent of Alba MSPs will ensure Independence will ...
Quite often, when I talk to Liberal Democrats about politics "across the sea", the ideal is that of The West Wing. A Democratic President, able to fight his way past the red tape of a gargantuan bureaucracy and, often by sheer force of will - and the assistance of hard-working staffers - push through a legislative agenda that is both liberal and optimistic. Any fan of the show will know Toby Ziegler, the acerbic but quietly optimistic communications director. There is a scene in Night Five (season 3, episode 3) when Toby defends a speech drafted to be confrontational with ...
The Independent reports that a minister responsible for road safety has abandoned her support for a law targeting dangerous young drivers after joining the government. The paper says that Lilian Greenwood backed a private member's bill tabled last May calling for Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL), which places restrictions on newly qualified drivers and has been adopted in many countries, but after Keir Starmer appointed her minister for the future of roads following the general election, she said she was not considering introducing the scheme. Greenwood has not explained, however, why she has dropped a policy she recognised as potentially life-saving ...
Fraser's weekly ward surgeries take place later today and every Tuesday during school term time. They are as follows : Tuesdays at 5pm prompt - Blackness Library Tuesdays at 5.45pm prompt - Ancrum Road Primary School All residents welcome - no appointment necessary.
