Monthly Archives: May 2009

Trident

Posted on 6th May 2009 by G W

…And on the subject of devolution vs. independence, what a political own-goal by the UK government: The Faslane naval base on the Clyde is to become home to the UK’s entire nuclear-powered submarine fleet, the BBC understands. An announcement on … Continue reading →

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Devolution: 10 years on

Posted on 6th May 2009 by G W

I don’t have anything particularly noteworthy to say about it, but I wanted to mark the fact that ten years ago, Scotland voted in the first ever election in the newly-reformed Scottish Parliament. I was too young to vote in … Continue reading →

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Non-denial denial

Posted on 4th May 2009 by G W

Statement A: The UK government are not planning to build a massive surveillance network to capture the traffic data of all internet users: “GCHQ is not developing technology to enable the monitoring of all internet use and phone calls in … Continue reading →

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