The Sturgeon scandal has started to break through in England. Leading English commentators have begun texting Scottish colleagues asking the key questions, including: “Who is Peter Murrell?” (Answer – the First Minister’s husband and by extraordinary coincidence the chief executive of the SNP.) “What are Salmond and Sturgeon arguing about?” (Answer – it’s complicated, but important.)
Years of budget deficits have bloated the government’s debt pile
All developed economies face the same problem: how to manage the ever-rising tide of welfare and medical spending.