Claims that the Conservative party intends to introduce ‘voter suppression’ methods animates demands for democratic reform
SCOTTISH youth organisations are demanding that the regime of votes for 16 and 17-year-olds be extended to UK General Elections after millions of young people registered to vote on 12 December.
All 22 Scottish Green candidates in next week’s General Election have signed the Equality Network’s LGBTI Equality Pledge, while the party’s Women’s Network has launched the Green Women’s Pledge
While opposition parties called on the Scottish Government to be bolder on tackling poverty, Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell reiterated that over £100 million has been spent mitigating UK Government welfare policies
Rhiannon Davies examines the concerning lack of diversity amongst the General Election candidates standing in Scotland
The number of minority ethnic people living in Scotland doubled from the 2001 census to 2011, from two per cent up to four per cent and is expected to be even higher now. However, this is not reflected by the country’s political representation.
The SNP, the party expected to claim the most seats in Westminster in the forthcoming General Election, aren’t fielding a single minority ethinc candidate.
Dark murmurings about Russian influence, backed with threadbare evidence, have become par for the course of western politics
US President Donald Trump could not be arriving in London for the Nato summit at a more sensitive time.
