Scottish Independence
After more than a century of collaboration, a merger has been announced between the Rationalist Association, which has published New Humanist magazine since its founding in 1885, and Humanists UK. For 130 years, New Humanist has been a vital platform for award-winning journalism and insightful commentary on science, technology, culture, and politics. As part of… Read more »
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will abolish NHS England, and return the management of the national health service in England to central government, Thomas Reynolds, director of policy and communications at the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said: “Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that NHS England is to be abolished has… Read more »
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It is one of the more curious aspects of nationalism, Scottish and otherwise, that setbacks are never accepted at face value. Faced with those who deny their nation, the nationalist’s instinct is to retreat inward, in search of themselves and “the nation” once more. For a true nationalist knows not of defeat – only of… Read more »
The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without UK government’s consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Reed, who is the president of the Supreme Court, announced the unanimous ruling on Wednesday at 10.00am. He told the court that “the Scotland Act gives the Scottish Parliament limited powers”. The Scottish Government had argued that Holyrood… Read more »
