Category: Politics
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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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Why the Monarchy has no place in 21st century Britain
This week Bosco Santimano shares his thoughts on why and how did this outdated system of a monarchy survive into the 21st century? Do the English really know the true costs of hanging on to a medieval system of governance in a democracy? The Queen has been laid to rest and the people have gone…
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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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The Queen Celebrates While Citizens Struggle to Eat and Heat Their Homes
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day in his final “View from Stooriefit Mountain” column. This week it’s the preparations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations while citizens have to choose between heating and eating! Since 2010, the…
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Cost Of Living Crisis in Rich Britain
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the cost-of-living crisis in the 5th richest country in the world according to GDP. In my previous columns I have tackled specific aspects of the state of this country since 2010 and the deliberate and callous attitude…
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Priti Patel’s Immoral Asylum and Refugee Policy
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 Priti Patel’s racist and illegal policy to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda. Its mind blowing to see the brazen attitude the Tories have taken despite the party…
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Western Hypocrisy to Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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 blatant hypocrisy and racism of the western media on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. For the first time since the 9/11 terrorist atrocities committed in…
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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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Energy Price Rise Pushes Many Into Abject Poverty
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 cost-of-living crisis due to a steep hike in energy prices. What a rollercoaster ride British citizens have been on since Brexit, covid-19 and now the fatal…