Day: 23 July 2010

Senate Inquiry Scottish Ministers and officials have refused to appear before the U.S. Senate inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber. This is the right. The decision to release Al Magrahi, whether you like it or not and whether it was lobbied for or not, was taken by Scotland, under its […]

Growth Figures These are better than expected and better still because they show almost all the growth coming from the private sector. Osborne is pleased because it underscores the view that cutting now is essential, a cry being taken up all over Europe, though not in the U.S. so far. He points out that with growth […]