Picture this. You’re walking down the street and a policeman approaches you. He wants to know your name, what you’ve been up to that morning, where you’re going that afternoon. You politely ask why. He replies he doesn’t have a specific reason, he just wants to know. You say that you’d really rather not divulge [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on May 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Firstly, may I apologise for a prelims, themes and sources and (primarily) laziness induced absence. Luckily for the constitutional future of this country, I come back bearing a Big Idea. No, it’s not Scottish independence - that’s this week’s constitutional knot - or even the West Lothian question, but back to reform of the [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on May 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

…until the smoking ban in public places comes into force in England on July 1st. Yay! I was there in Scotland when it happened a year ago and was a resounding success. Smokers were giving up in preparation for the ban and publicans were forced to admit that their dire predictions of [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized, scotland, society on March 14th, 2007 | 8 Comments »

We would be delighted to hear from you if you wish to reserve a seat at a meeting in Cambridge or if you would like to suggest a speaker for a future event.
For all enquiries related to speakers - including speaker suggestions, which we welcome - please contact the Secretary, Ed Ballard. He can be [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized on February 8th, 2007 | No Comments »