Ian Blackford, the SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber accused Scarborough & Whitby MP Robert Goodwill of being “economical with the truth” over the issue of ship-to-ship (STS) oil transfers in the Cromarty Firth. Environmental campaigners are worried about [...]
“Winter Of Discontent” A highly evocative short film by Mike McCARTHY, director of the Bram Stoker International Film Festival. Mike comments: “To celebrate the New Year’s honours list providing gongs for Cronies, Donors and Failures, we would like to offer [...]
A 2015 Retrospective – Selected NYE Highlights A month-by-month flip through the North Yorks Enquirer articles most widely shared on social-media throughout 2015. JANUARY 2015 SBC: FOX – ‘Mayor Elect’ Vote Unconstitutional How the election of Tom FOX to the [...]
Today’s Guest Author, SATISH SEKAR, is the author of “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt” (Waterside Press, 2012). This essay, first published in June 2012, is reproduced with the kind permission of the author. ~~~~~ Despicable John Pope was [...]
“Notice to Owner (NtO)” – Notice to Registered Keeper! Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY has contributed another telling blow in the campaign against illegal Parking Charge Notices (PCNs). ~~~~~ After exposing Parking Tickets – Millions Due In Refunds, Nationally, I have investigated [...]
Parking Tickets – Millions Due In Refunds, Nationally Guest Author ANDY STRANGEWAY takes the PCN campaign to the national level. ~~~~~ Patrol is the Joint Committee of England and Wales for the civil enforcement of parking regulations. Patrol is central to the lawful operation [...]
“Bombing Syria” Today’s Guest Author is Dr Richard HAYNES, of Driffield, who kindly shares with readers his emailed plea to his Member of Parliament, Sir Greg KNIGHT [Con.] (East Yorkshire), urging him to oppose the motion to bomb Syria. Richard [...]
WAR: Which Way Did Your MP Vote? The Daily Mirror has published a convenient on-line search module to determine which way each MP voted in yesterday’s ‘Bomb Syria’ debate. [...]
“Freedom Of Speech” Guest author Jon RISDON, historian and biographer, offers his perspective on the current debate addressing civil liberties and personal freedom. ~~~~~ Think of the most objectionable, obnoxious and abhorrent opinion it might be your misfortune to have [...]
Guest author Michael BECKETT, the Liberal Democrat PPC for Scarborough & Whitby, offers background information and opinion on that grand British tradition, the Fifth of November. ~~~~~ Gunpowder, Treason and Plot Nursery rhyme of the day: “Remember, remember the fifth [...]