I have a friend who has moved here from Canada. As I understand it, part of his conditions for being allowed to stay here is that he won't claim any benefits, he has had to take out insurance in case… (View Post)

Surely how we deal with illegal immigrants who are also criminals is driven by what is the best outcome for us - i.e. them not being here and not costing us money - rather than for them? (View Post)

Nothing wrong with advancing the interests of working people - we are a section of society after all, indeed, the but which keeps it all afloat. But that's not really what Labour meant, is it? Arguab… (View Post)

The other problem with Edinburgh is that because it is so nice, and there are so many tourists, it is so very expensive. My contention is that you could have a much nicer quality of life in Glasgow g… (View Post)

In a postscript to my evening in Glasgow - unable to sleep, I went down to the hotel lobby where I had a couple of drinks with a goth band who have been supporting Fields of the Nephilm, and Gordon S… (View Post)