“1st July marked a critical deadline in the process of the UK leaving the EU. Moving from June to July means that the deadline to request an extension to the Brexit transition period has passed.”
Maree Todd: Scotland’s Economic Recovery at Risk
Driving with the Brakes On
“Because poultry welfare standards are significantly worse in America than in the EU (bird cages are 28% smaller, for example) chicken carcasses are washed with chlorine dioxide.”
Book review: ‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament and what came of it’ by Charles Waddie, 1891.
Review of ‘How Scotland Lost Her Parliament and what came of it’ by Charles Waddie, 1891, available now on the Random Scottish History website.
Truth, perspectives and politics
In the politics we live in does the truth matter ?
Exit Lane
“Every single Scottish Conservative MP voted for you to eat ractopamine pork”
Are Our Food Standards and Farming Industry Under Threat of a ‘Stack it high, Sell it low’ Mindset ?
“We must maintain our integrity throughout everything that we do—environmental standards, animal health and welfare and so on.” Jonnie Hall, Director of Policy for NFU Scotland
Duty of Care
“The first priority of any leader is the safety and security of the people he/she serves, and that every decision, large or small, is informed by that principle.”
There Will Be No Back To Normal
For the first quarter of 2020 retail sales show a decline of -1.1% in Scotland.
Maree Todd: “Shambolic points-based immigration proposals are an insult to Scotland”
“This seems to be the season of storms, both meteorological and political.”
Climate Change and Farming
“Naturally reared, climate friendly Scotch suckler bred beef needs to be differentiated from imports and dairy beef to give consumers a clear choice.” Jim Walker
