Tag: britain
British recession worse than thought as figures revised downwards
By a Newsnet reporter Official figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the UK economy shrank by one third...
Obama pays visit to Britain
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, arrived in Ireland today ahead of a scheduled state visit to the UK, beginning tomorrow. ...
A history of Scottish languages – part 1
by Paul Kavanagh (Click here for part 2) In November 2010 the Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language delivered its report to the...
Failed state and Scottish political branch operations
by Alex PorterNews this week that the Conservatives in Scotland must hand over their management and their money to their London headquarters is yet...
An Open Letter to Compass: The Problem with the British State
by Gerry Hassan Open Democracy, January 12th 2010 After Neal Lawson and John Harris wrote a call for ‘New Socialism’ in the ‘New Statesman’...