These are just some of their more recent issues, but I am always drawn to an earlier statement by former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon: “Let me be clear – I want to be judged on this. If you are not, as First Minister, prepared to put your neck on the line on the education of our young people then what are you prepared to. It really matters.” This to me is the real terms upon which I judge the SNP, because education of our young is what really matters, and they have been badly failed. I sit on...
Over the last few years, I have wondered about what drives the relentless Western animosity towards China. It seems a very logical question to ask if one wants to understand the world today. But you will be hard pressed to find this explained in commentary provided by the Western media. What one gets is screaming daily headlines, More
The Council of State has ordered the Dutch government to end its moratorium on asylum applications from the Palestinian territories. Deputy justice minister Eric van der Burg froze applications in December, arguing that the “uncertain” situation in Gaza and the West Bank made it impossible to devise “resilient” rules. But the country’s highest administrative court said conditions in the region were unsafe and rejected Van der Burg’s view that the situation was temporary, which could have...
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Columbia Business School Professor Ran Kivetz stated that students have been radicalized on college campuses “for decades now” and “it’s a real long-term threat to the United States and
The documentary paints a unified teenage struggle with womanhood but misses out on any of the more substantive policy conversations.
Local councils are sharply divided over plans to regulate sex work from home, with some concerned that the proposed new rules will do little to improve conditions for sex workers or people living nearby. NOS conducted a survey of 150 local authorities that revealed widely differing views over whether they wanted to permit sex work under licence at all, or what they expected the impact on the community to be. The government wants to regulate the sector to reflect the
Dozens of protesters gathered at Columbus City Council demanding the
A group of local residents and interest groups is preparing a mass claim of 3 billion euros against the Dutch State over Schiphol Airport. The claim stems from a ruling by the court in The Hague last month. According to that judge, the State has been infringing on the human rights of local residents for some time by not taking enough account of their health.
Opelousas High can keep their state championship, but head coach Jimmy Zachary will remain on probation.
Law enforcement officers and the public in Washington state came together Sunday to take a rare hazard off the roads: Runaway zebras. But despite successfully corralling three of them after they bust loose near North Bend, on the eastern outskirts of Seattle, one is still on the run. Trooper Rick Johnson, public information officer for Washington State Patrol District 2 in King County, said four zebras got loose on Interstate 90 near the North Bend exit. He posted pictures of the animals as...
Some council members are still concerned the committee takes away from the power voters gave them. An unofficial draft of rules was available for the public to see during the first committee meeting.
The New Orleans City Council has announced its preparations for a “back-up plan” if summer EBT is not administered by the state.