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9 Jun 2007, 12:14 pm
(Found in Scotland.) [read post]
8 Jun 2007, 6:23 am
The courts in Scotland refuse to lift the time bar to accommodate "claims of physical abuse and lack of care in the 1960s and 1970s" against nuns by former residents of children's care homes.... [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 1:26 am
“Scotland Yard revealed yesterday that the police investigation into the cash-for-honours affair has cost more than £750,000 as two key figures were bailed again in connection with the allegations. [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 1:47 pm
That compares with 45.1% and 37.2% respectively in 2005.This incident occurred in Scotland, where anyone who interferes with breastfeeding can be fined up to £2,500 (nearly $5,000). [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 11:43 am
Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, questioned whether politicians who support abortion rights should remain full members of the... [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 9:46 am
He was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, about 12 miles north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, and is buried just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh itself. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 8:33 am
James IV of Scotland was killed at Flodden in 1513; as already noted, the Battle of Pavia in 1525 ended with the capture of King Francis I of France. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 7:40 am
In a fit of nostalgia, Pangloss feels like posting that the 3rd Scottish Information Commissioner Report has been published (even though Pangloss now does not live in Scotland and tries to avoid FOI like the plague.)Still, it does seem kinda remarkable though that:"1082 appeals [have been] received in the two years since the inception of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (including 511 appeals in 2006) - twice as many applications as the Information Commissioner in… [read post]
31 May 2007, 4:57 am
Mind you, the place of detention I attended in Scotland, while gaining an education, had one master who was not averse to throwing board dusters and digging boys in the back with a giant size pair of dividers to elicit an answer to Pythagoras’ theorem. [read post]
30 May 2007, 11:00 am
According to the BBC, Scotland is considering a graduate tax to help fund higher education:Brian Lang, the principal of St Andrews University ... [read post]
29 May 2007, 7:59 pm
The Herald reports: The Scotland Office has indicated that it is willing to change the law to let the Holyrood election inquiry see the thousands of ballot papers which were spoiled on May 3. [read post]
29 May 2007, 1:42 am
“Scotland Yard’s head of counterterrorism has criticised what he called excessive secrecy in Britain’s terrorism trials, and he called for changes that would permit freer reporting and wider discussion. [read post]
28 May 2007, 2:27 am
The question of enforcing the US decision in Scotland could be more interesting and we will keep our eyes peeled for that".Thanks, says the IPKat. [read post]
27 May 2007, 5:06 pm
Today, look for the somber listing of recent war dead in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury (this week and next -- the list exceeds a single strip), and honor your loved ones.... 1503 Pope Alexander VI issued a bull confirming, on the occasion of the marriage of King James IV and Margaret Tudor, a Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England. [read post]
25 May 2007, 2:56 pm
BBC News reports: Labour has announced that it will not mount a legal challenge to a Scottish election result which cost a minister his seat. [read post]
24 May 2007, 12:42 pm
Rob Richie's article on observing the Scottish election begins: On May 3rd, Scotland held groundbreaking elections for its regional parliament and for local government, using two different proportional voting methods. [read post]
23 May 2007, 8:07 pm
The Scotman reports: THE voting system which delivered victory for Alex Salmond was yesterday likened to the one which saw Adolf Hitler rise to power. [read post]
22 May 2007, 5:52 pm
BBC News reports: The international expert who is to carry out the inquiry into the Scottish election voting fiasco will ask members of the public to submit their views. [read post]
22 May 2007, 6:07 am
In Scotland where the 2006 Act does not operate, it is likely the existing common law of fraud would cover similar action. [read post]
21 May 2007, 12:22 pm
Researchers from the Netherlands and Scotland have found that eating apples... [read post]
