Cheers, Ginger!

Growing up, I lived in Birkdale, a suburb in the Lancashire town of Southport. About a hundred yards from my house, there was the odd set up of a racing stable yard crammed in behind a second hand car showroom. Every morning a stream of racehorses would clop down the road past our house on

The State of the Police

So there is to be one national police force (and fire service) in Scotland. The reasoning behind this move is, predictably, cost and effectiveness and though there are some who reject the decision, it’s hard to see what harm will come of it. Even those traditionalists who mourn the loss of ‘local’ forces have to