by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2016 | Education & Children's Services, Politics
For all of the controversy triggered by the schools component of the Education and Adoption Bill when it was first tabled in June last year, its passage through Parliament has seen many of its most contentious elements neutered. Most notably, the plan to exclude...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2016 | Local Government, Sport
It’s probably bad form to start a blog post by being vaguely offensive, but it’s easier if it’s the truth at least – we’re all too fat. Around two thirds of adults and around a third of children are either overweight or obese and the numbers have been steadily...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2016 | European Union
As EU referendum fever (or exasperation, given we’ve four more months of it) sets in and campaign groups of every persuasion increase the heat, another type of ‘conflict’ has raged in the background: purdah rules and the role of the civil service. For those needing a...
by Chris Rogers | 23 Feb 2016 | European Union, Politics
As the deadline to form a new government in Spain approaches, the ‘Catalan question’ has emerged as the key issue in preventing an agreement to form a coalition and break nine weeks of deadlock in the Spanish political system. The two options on the table are the...
by Chris Rogers | 22 Feb 2016 | Education & Children's Services
Alongside the campaigning for the EU referendum that has kicked off this week, the media will soon also be reporting on the campaign pledges for the devolved elections taking place in May. Scotland has tended to dominate this narrative given the near-miss with...
