Tag: Scottish Borders
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Great Britain to Mini Britain! The Rise and Fall of Liz Truss
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What a couple of weeks it has been in Great Britain. Newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss singlehandedly managed to accomplish what no other British Prime Minister ever achieved! Collapse the whole economy with one master stroke and now is gone!!!! So! What’s been happening so far in Old Blighty! Since Liz Truss was selected…
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UK government pushing for GMO’s via gene-editing technology
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the UK governments easing of regulations around gene editing and has asked Scottish ministers to consider allowing gene-edited crops to be grown in Scotland. Corporations and scientists in the pockets of big pharma are always on the…
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What is the Good Food Nation Bill?
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the good food nation bill introduced in the Scottish Parliament last year in a two-part series. Last Sunday I was invited to be part of the BBC Radio 4 “The Food Programme”. You Can Cook along with…
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Universal Credit – A Conservative & Unionist Policy to Eradicate the Working Poor!
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the Tories toxic Universal Credit system which is disproportionately affecting the disabled, working poor and low-income families. A very long time ago I had written about the…
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COP26 Glasgow 2021 – Scotland’s Time to Shine on the World Stage – Part II
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, continues in this second and final part of his two-part column to share his thoughts on the real reasons behind the apathy from pursuing urgent climate policies, the current status-quo’s main benefactors along with possible ideas and solutions to empower citizens…
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Triple Blow to UK Citizens by Tory Government Policies
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s higher energy bills, the end of furlough and removal of the £20 top-up to Universal Credit, a triple whammy, as millions of families will struggle financially this…
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COP26 Glasgow 2021 – Scotland’s Time to Shine on the World Stage
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on global warming and the opportunity we have right here in Scotland as the host nation of the upcoming COP26 global climate event in Glasgow. It’s been over a year now since the pandemic struck all humanity no…
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Democracy Must Win in the Republic of Scotland
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the undemocratic act of allegiance to her majesty the queen and her heirs and successors by elected MSP’s at the Scottish Parliament last week. For anyone who…
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Reduce meat and dairy consumption to reverse the impact of climate change
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on how we can live on a less meat diet that does not have a devastating impact on our planet. When we talk about climate change, it mostly refers to reducing our air or food miles and moving from…
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Conservatives Vote to Starve English Children
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the UK governments voting down of providing free school meals for pupils across England. The Tories have gone and done it again! These bunch of self-serving crooks…